Pollution can make you fat

As if the processed/fast food and sedentary lifestyle was enough to contribute to our fatness, a recent study uncovers that chemical contamination in the womb can lead to child obesity.  The study
“measured levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB), a pesticide, in the umbilical cords of 403 children born on the Spanish island of Menorca, from before birth. [...]

Removing school lunch trays – twice the benefit

Cafeteria lunch trays are starting to disappear from lunch rooms across the country, primarily to conserve water.  A smart and justifiable move.  NPR tells me that we are discovering another added benefit to this move.  Students tend to eat less when they don’t have a tray to stack food on.  More on removing cafeteria trays [...]

Indianapolis ranks 7th on list of cities that buy junk food

Indianapolis ranks 7th on a national list of cities that buy the most junk food per capita. Forbes magazine based the ranking on a recent survey that used eight categories: cookies, ice cream, frankfurters, carbonated sugar drinks, candy, snacks (including chips and pretzels), pizza and bakery goods, (including donuts and cake).
The article points to various [...]

Hey, Eli Lilly. we don’t need any help gaining weight, lay off the Zyprexa

Times must be tough for the Bluth Family of Indiana to think this is a smart idea.  Bloomberg reports,
Lilly’s research showed some patients on Zyprexa gained as much as 80 pounds and that the incidence of high blood sugar at diabetes levels was 3.5 times higher than for placebos, according to documents filed in a lawsuit brought by [...]