Fat Camp Articles
Articles from March 2009
- Community-Based Fit Clubs Help Kids Lose Weight, Improve Fitness
Wellspring Fit Clubs pair Wellspring experts with public or corporate partners to bring an effective fitness and weight loss program to young people in the communities where they live and attend school. more...
- To the Heart of the Matter: The Experts Weigh in on the Causes of Childhood Obesity
What's behind the childhood obesity epidemic? The explosion of fast food chains, laziness, genetics, food addiction? There is no simple answer. The only fact the experts can agree on is that obesity is a complex public health issue that is caused by a confluence of physiological, emotional, cultural, and behavioral factors. more...
- FDA Warning: Weight Loss Pills Pose 'Great Risk to Public Health'
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to avoid 28 weight loss products because they may contain "undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers' health at risk." more...
