Julie Deardorff

BMI backlash: Should kids be weighed at school?

chicagotribune.com — Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother recently told a panel of health experts. "'How much do you weigh?'

BMI backlash: Should kids be weighed at school?

chicagotribune.com — Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother recently told a panel of health experts. "'How much do you weigh?'

Many Public Pools Contaminated With Human Waste: CDC

healthfinder.gov — THURSDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- There are few things more inviting than a cool, clear pool on a hot summer day. But a new federal report will have you thinking twice before dipping a toe in the water. Fifty-eight percent of pool filter samples taken from Atlanta area pools last summer contained E.

Aerobic exercise as breast cancer prevention: Evidence mounts

latimes.com — There's a fair amount of circumstantial evidence that regular exercise reduces a woman's risk of developing breast cancer . But contradictory findings, and lingering questions as to how physical activity would work to ward off breast cancer, have clouded the picture, apparently leaving some women on the couch, waiting for that scientific fog to lift.

For U.S. Workers, Lack of Exercise Most Linked to Obesity

gallup.com — WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For U.S. workers, exercising fewer than three days a week is more closely linked being obese -- defined as having a Body Mass Index of 30 or higher-- than any of 26 other behavioral and emotional factors, including healthy eating and having health insurance.