Obese Black Women Have Better Quality Of Life
Obese black women have a better weight-related quality of life than white women with the same weight, according to a new U.S. study.
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What’s Killing Famous Black Men?
African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us.
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Beyonce Lends Her Platinum Touch To The “Let’s Move” Campaign
Superstar Beyonce Knowles just announced her involvement with First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to end childhood obesity. In conjunction with The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF), Beyonce is encouraging kids to get up and dance! Motivate!
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New Michelle Obama “Fat” Cartoon Causes Controversy
Andrew Breitbart, who was recently sued by Shirley Sherrod for defamation of character, has released a controversial cartoon which features Michelle Obama on his site BigGovernment.com that mocks Michelle Obama’s fitness campaign, while making her look like a fat hungry woman. The cartoon has already been criticized by the web site Bossip, Thefrisky and Mediamatters.
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3 Financial Habits To Break In 2011
Thankfully for many, holiday spending is behind us. Come January, the bills — and the New Year’s Resolutions — will start rolling in.
When reflecting on habits you’d like to break in 2011, it’s important to take a look at your personal finances. Common problems such as being overweight, smoking and carrying credit-card debt could be costing you and your family thousands of dollars.
To help combat such negative trends, consider this excerpt from
Read MoreRepublican Mike Huckabee Defends Michelle Obama In Obesity Fight
Alabama — Politics Daily is reporting that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is defending Michelle Obama in her “food fight” with Sarah Palin, who says the first lady needs to mind her business.
Read MoreSarah Palin Mocks Michelle Obama’s Anti-Child Obesity Campaign
Washington — On her reality show, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” former Governor of Alaska and GOP candidate for Vice President, Sarah Palin mocked Michelle Obama’s anti-child obesity campaign.
“Where are the s’mores ingredients? This is in honor of Michelle Obama, who said the other day we should not have dessert.”
Michelle Obama has never said that Americans should not eat dessert, but she did say that dessert is a right and not a
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How Far Will She Go: Sarah Palin Disses First Lady Michelle Obama
Sarah Palin took a shot at Michelle Obama, alleging the first lady’s anti-obesity campaign attempts to deprive Americans of dessert.
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Are Women More Prone To Obesity?
I think we have all long known what John Gray put down in words in his bestseller, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: There are differences between the sexes, not just physically, but psychologically. And a new study being published in the May issue of Personality Individual Differences reinforces that belief.
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