News Roundup :

• Fathers parenting style blamed for fat kids
  Yet another reason to add to the growing and contradictory list. Another study blamed strict mothers , or maybe TV , or even busy parents .
• Tall buildings make slim people
  The Med Journal Watch blog points to a study of New York and obesity. People who live in crowded urban situations are thinner. Unsurprising given that suburbia is built for cars not people.
• Fancy restaurants have calorie-dense food too
  NY Mag compares the calorie count of "fancy" food with that of a Big Mac. It's a no brainer. Of course food from fancy restaurants is high in Calories. Chefs generally aren't interested in substituting flavor for calorie count.
• Diet and Cancer
  Two large studies looking at links between diet and cancer show that fruit and vegetable intake is the key to avoiding cancer. This is an enormous subject - and something worthy of some serious consideration. Just how much does our diet of processed food contribute to cellular degradation.
• Meridia doesn't work very well
  A 12 week trial of sibutramine (Meridia) on obese teenagers showed no additional benefit.

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