Word: health
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...public-health community must find a way to pry apart the beauty and disease-control facets of the obesity debate, as raised in the article "Will We Keep Getting Fatter?" [SPECIAL REPORT, Nov. 8]. Actress Camryn Manheim is overweight and lovely. So is my wife. No one wants a nation of size-8 robots. I'd settle for an effective battle against extreme obesity (starting in infancy) and getting everyone into exercising more. That should improve health without terrorizing the merely plump or pinning our hopes on a magic pill. CHRIS FOREMAN Takoma Park...
...Ayres' enlightening article "Will We Still Eat Meat?" [SPECIAL REPORT, Nov. 8], which envisions widespread vegetarianism in the imminent future, is compelling. The consumption of meat, poultry and fish has resulted in dire environmental and health ramifications for all. Vegetarianism is ideal for human dietary fortification, animal liberation and ecological conservation. Our imperiled planet will be the ultimate beneficiary of a humane, meatless diet. BRIEN COMERFORD Glenview...
...found your report on cosmetic laser surgery very educational [HEALTH, Oct. 11], but such measures will only help delude vain women that they can look like Cindy Crawford forever. OMO OMORODION Lagos
Food for 121,124,031 families of four for a year in the U.S. 588 Space Shuttles 12 Bill Gateses 62.5 billion School Library Books Health Insurance for 44 million Americans for 10 years $3,664.50 for every man, woman and child in the U.S. Texas (gross state product $600 billion) and Illinois (GSP $400 billion...
...aggressive? a) Those whose parents approve of fighting; b) those with little parental supervision; c) those who have poor relations with their parents; or d) those who live in nontraditional families? Answer: all of the above. But according to a study in the December issue of the journal Health Education & Behavior, the most important of these is parental attitude; the least is family composition. Conclusion: never underestimate the power of parental instruction--no matter who does the parenting...