obesity

Albany Man Competes for $100,000 on “The Biggest Loser”

Patrick Ferrari appears on the NBC program next Tuesday evening, competing with 12 other contestants to see who’s lost the most weight
December 8, 2011 – Since he’s been a teenager, Patrick Ferrari has coveted food. To him, every day was like Thanksgiving – he’d eat until he was stuffed. By the time he graduated from college, Ferrari, who stands 6’3,” weighed 401 pounds. Read More >>

Albany Man Competes for $100,000 on “The Biggest Loser”

Patrick Ferrari appears on the NBC program next Tuesday evening, competing with 12 other contestants to see who’s lost the most weight
December 8, 2011 – Since he’s been a teenager, Patrick Ferrari has coveted food. To him, every day was like Thanksgiving – he’d eat until he was stuffed. By the time he graduated from college, Ferrari, who stands 6’3,” weighed 401 pounds. Read More >>

Abortion Training, Childhood Obesity Catch Medical Students’ Attention

Richard Bruno, a third-year medical student joined his peers in drafting policy recommendations for the American Association of Family Providers
August 17, 2011 -- OHSU medical student Richard Bruno has taken his passions – healthier diets for kids, improved working conditions for medical students, preserving access to abortion training and investigating the feasibility of a single-payer healthcare system – to a national level. Read More >>

Advocates urge Legislature to Address Oregon’s Obesity Epidemic

Despite legislation introduced to curb obesity, which accounts for 34 percent of healthcare growth, by taxing sugar-sweetened beverages, lawmakers fail to act
June 15, 2011— Efforts to combat the growing problem of obesity appear to have fallen on deaf ears this legislative session. Read More >>

Soda Tax on the Menu for Oregon Legislature

Advocates likely face intense lobbying pressure from the soda industry if the bill even gets a chance
January 19, 2011 – Oregon public health advocates want the legislature to consider a new tax on soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages that would generate around $100 million annually. Read More >>

State Employees Are Heavier than Other Bureaucrats

Sedentary hours behind a desk contribute, but more research is needed to determine differences with others
Phillip Valdez
July 30, 2009 -- The obesity epidemic has struck state employees whose waistlines are increasing more than most. Not only are they getting heavier, but state employees are more likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes or arthritis – excercise less – and smoke more than their university employee counterparts. Read More >>

Financing Healthcare from Around the World

Think of a national Kaiser Permanente with a delightful foreign accent
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May 21, 2009 -- Our healthcare system is morbidly obese. We outspend by at least two-to-one every other comparable country and still manage to underperform. The industry’s latest promise to trim an amount equal to less than 10% of current annual spending each year for the next ten years barely nudges that ratio. Our system serves as the world’s model for what not to do.  Read More >>
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