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Article: The magic word ...(obese )
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- Coach and Athletic Director
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- January 1, 2006
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The magic word in health and physical education these days is obesity. Pick up any newspaper or consumer magazine and the word, obesity, will jump out at you like a big, fat, juicy cheeseburger.
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Men, women, and children are flashing their flab and filling the air with flashy terms like fast food, fat-free, diets, calorie intake, low carb, no carb, et al.
The problem always seems to be there. Meetings are held. Plans are devised. Outstanding articles are written. Wonderful exercise programs are formulated.
But how does this stuff work? Forgive the cynical note. There is reason for it.
Sometime shortly ...