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Posts Tagged 'obesity'

Food Deserts: From a Local to a Global Crisis

Posted on May 2nd, 2016 · Posted in Student Forum

Imagine what life would be like if our only food options were what we could find at our local McDonald’s. Unfortunately, this is already a reality for many New Yorkers….  

Solving The Nation’s Obesity Epidemic Through Public School Action

Posted on June 2nd, 2014 · Posted in Student Forum

Being obese in the United States is not rare, but it is detrimental to the overall health and economy of the American public. The U.S. spends $100 billion annually on obesity related…  

The Urgency of Obesity Translational Research

Posted on April 4th, 2014 · Posted in Student Forum

During my freshman year at Hunter College, I became involved with Weill Cornell Medical College Office of Community Service’s program Motivating Action Through Community Health Outreach (MAChO), which is a dual mentoring…  

Doubling Down on the Nation’s Obesity Epidemic

Posted on March 7th, 2014 · Posted in Frank Friday, P-cubed News, Roosevelt House Faculty Forum

Medical researchers recently released some hopeful news in the nation’s battle against obesity. According to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity rates among children…