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Taste receptors on the pancreas may enable fructose sweeteners to boost obesity.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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A protein found in our tongues determines our ability to taste fat.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Diabetes among African-American adults has reached epidemic proportions. Healthy Bodies, Healthy Souls -- an innovative public health program in Ba...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jan 21, 2012
  • Length: 00:06:33
  • Purchases: 1
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New research says that obesity might not all be to blame for ailments such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:28:58
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We''ve been watching the trends for about three decades. That we're getting fatter is hardly news. So why can't we fix it?

Bought by WAMC and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:46
  • Purchases: 2
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Two research teams get unexpected results and health advocates see even more reason to get people to give up sweet drinks.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:05
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John Rymes (l) running in the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon, 2011
The smartphone is the newest weapon in the battle against weight -- and for some, it's surprisingly effective.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Nicholas Christakis, researcher and Harvard professor of medical sociology, joins us today.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2011
  • Length: 00:25:25
Caption: Sam Hurst
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker, television producer and writer, Sam Hurst.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 00:09:18
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Two-minute science module.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 00:02:03
  • Purchases: 1
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The KFAI Youth News Initiative creates a platform for young women of color to give their unique perspective on issues they face in their communities.

Bought by WGXC


  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 00:05:16
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Let's find out where those chemicals are Kids!   Kids of the Gottfried-Röhl-Schule
We all have a mouth and for the duration of our lives we put mainly food into it. Some people think about what goes down! Others don't care. But m...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: 00:31:00
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A two-minute science module.

Bought by WTIP and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Sep 28, 2010
  • Length: 00:02:04
  • Purchases: 2
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Families in the low-income community of Holyoke, MA -- who successfully lost weight through a community clinic program -- are trying to share their...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:05:17
  • Purchases: 3
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One health center in Holyoke, MA addresses the 50 percent rate of overweight and obese children in this predominantly low-income, Puerto Rican comm...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:05:05
  • Purchases: 3
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According to a 2008 report by the Centers for Disease Control, one third of Americans are obese. Yet many hospitals are serving cheap, heavily pro...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:04
  • Purchases: 1
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A third of kids and nearly half of adults are obese - up 50% in three decades. But the nation seems as poised as ever to tackle problem, with Miche...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 00:29:00
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A look at a project bringing healthy food to low income neighborhoods in Oakland, California.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:45
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2004 re-broadcast on Diets and Dieting from generational perspectives

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Oct 04, 2009
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 1