gobbled up
daily dos
thu 11/27/2008
(image by Justin Marty via flickr)
A ban on fast-food TV advertising could cut child obesity by nearly 20 percent, according to a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Big Pun
previously
tue 11/18/2008
Big Pun was only 26 years old when he became the first Latino rapper to go platinum. He was dead by 28.
Born Christopher Rios, the Bronx-native bum rushed rap radio in the '90s with tongue-twisting lyrics and a razor-sharp flow. Bigger than life in every sense, the Nuyorican MC made a star turn on the 1996 Beatnuts classic Off The Books. A year later, Big Pun released his debut single, the X-rated I'm Not a Player. The streets were buzzing about a "Latino Notorious B.I.G." and his follow-up single did not disappoint. The racy Still Not a Player helped his 1998 debut album, Capital Punishment, go double platinum.
But by 2000, Big Pun's battle with obesity was making more headlines than his music. In a span of just two years, he went from 400 to just over 600 pounds. Fellow Terror Squad member and close friend Fat Joe recalls how Big Pun struggled with his weight for over a decade: "For a long time, even though he was a big guy, he could do whatever he wanted… [a]s time went on, however, his health got worse." Big Pun, who often had trouble breathing during interviews, weighed nearly 700 pounds when he died of heart failure.
Rios was survived by his wife and three children. His second album, Yeah Baby, was released two months after his death. It also went platinum.
blood and diamonds
daily dos
wed 11/12/2008
(image by Rev Dan Catt via flickr)
The arteries of obese kids are more "typical of a 45-year-old than of someone their own age," according to researchers for the American Heart Association.
crushed
daily dos
mon 9/29/2008
México has kicked off "Vamos Por Un Millón de Kilos," a national weight loss campaign with the goal of helping Mexicans lose two million pounds. Nearly half of all Mexicans are overweight. (via Guanabee)
who let the dog out
daily dos
sun 8/10/2008
In an effort to combat obesity among adults, two Los Angeles County Supervisors have proposed a law that would require Los Angeles restaurants to display calories along with prices. New York City passed a similar ordinance last year.
as in good
daily dos
tue 7/29/2008
The City of Los Angeles has approved a year-long moratorium on new fast food restaurants in the mostly poor area of South Los Angeles. Three out of every four restaurants in the 32-square-mile area are estimated to be fast food eateries.
unfit
daily dos
fri 7/4/2008
(image by Mykl Roventine via flickr)
For the third year in a row, Mississippi is the fattest state in the U.S., followed by West Virginia and Alabama. The leanest: Colorado, followed by Hawaii and Connecticut. (via Neatorama)
twice the price
daily dos
fri 6/20/2008
You've been supersizing and you didn't even know it. Portion Size, Then and Now compares food portions from 20 years ago with those of today. (via Matthew Yglesias)
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