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Researchers: Ban on fast food TV advertising would reverse childhood obesity trends (PhysOrg)

A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.

Govt obesity plan 'smothered in jargon' (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

UK anti-obesity campaigns are so "smothered in jargon" they are nearly impossible to understand, according to a consultant in today's British Medical Journal (BMJ).

Childhood obesity among poor linked to poor nutrition (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

A study finds that obese children from poor families often don't eat enough. Researchers have long blamed childhood obesity and diabetes, especially in poor neighborhoods, on too much food and too little exercise.

Solvay to discontinue R&D activities of obesity drug (PharmaBiz)

Solvay Pharmaceuticals announced its decision to discontinue all R&D activities for its investigational compound SLV319. This compound, a selective cannabinoid type 1 antagonist, was currently in phase 2 development for the treatment of obesity.

Oklahoma fights childhood obesity (KXII Sherman)

ARDMORE, OK ― As childhood obesity numbers continue to rise across the country, Oklahoma Legislators are addressing the problem at home. Daniel Armbruster has more.