Childhood Obesity Articles

Articles from June 2009

• Slugger's Suspension Sheds Light on Abuse of Hormone hCG

  In the aftermath of the May 7 announcement that Los Angeles Dodger star Manny Ramirez had been suspended for 50 games for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy, the topic of steroid abuse among professional athletes once again became a prime topic of debate and denunciation among columnists, bloggers, commentators, and fans. Ramirez, it was revealed, was found to have been using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a synthetic version of a hormone that is naturally found in the urine of pregnant women. more...

• Experts Raise Concerns about Highly Restrictive LighterLife Weight Loss Plan

  The highly restrictive LighterLife weight loss plan is not available in the United States, but it is marketed in the United Kingdom for men and women over the age of 16 who have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 25. But in an Aug. 24, 2008 article by Marc Horne, Professor Mike Lean of Glasgow University described LighterLife as a "profiteering starvation diet" with the potential to inflict significant damage. more...