Images of Overweight People Can Thwart Diet, Study Finds (HealthDay)

The feathered look in hair

Celebrities and style mavens are weaving wispy extensions into their hair and going for plumage-adorned head gear. Fly fishermen grappling with bumped-up prices for the feathers they need for the sport can blame Los Angeles hipsters: The recent craze in feather hair extensions has led to diminished supplies and more than doubled the cost of the plumes.
The feathered look in hair

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Prolonged Bottle Feeding Boosts Kids’ Obesity Risk: Study
(HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) — Babies who are still drinking from
a bottle at 2 years of age may be prone to obesity by the time they turn
5, a new study suggests.
Prolonged Bottle Feeding Boosts Kids’ Obesity Risk: Study
(HealthDay)

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Football player sent off for dangerous hair

League officials say an Australian Rules football umpire who sent off a player for having dangerous hair applied the rules “a little bit too broadly.” Umpire Don Wheadon sidelined Simpson Tigers midfielder Nathan Van Someren for 15 minutes during the third quarter of a Colac and Districts Football League match against Otway Districts last weekend, saying Van Someren’s spiked Mohawk…
Football player sent off for dangerous hair

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Amid ‘war on obesity,’ skeptics warn of stigma
(AP)

This image made Thursday, April 21, 2011 shows a page from the website www.stopchildhoodobesity.com. The advertisement, part of a 'Stop Child Obesity' campaign in Georgia, won some enthusiastic praise for their attention-grabbing tactics. But they also have outraged parents, activists and academics who feel the result is more stigma for an already beleaguered group of children. (AP Photo)AP – The images are striking: Overweight boys and girls staring somberly from billboards and online videos, real-life embodiments of the blunt messages alongside.



Amid ‘war on obesity,’ skeptics warn of stigma
(AP)

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