San Francisco-based artist Eric Staller built a bike for 8 as an art piece. As part of his Urban UFO series, he wanted to take his art out of the gallery and into the streets. It got so much attention he decided to commercialize it as a bike for 7. Staller named it a conference bike because it’s where “the boardroom meets the gym”. It’s not a tandem, but instead all seven passengers sit in a circle. It steers like a car with Volkswagen steering. So that even those who are cycling backward, or sideways, can contribute equally to the forward motion, everyone has pedals which are connected to a circular shaft (a universal joint) with a chain that goes to the rear wheels. They’re not cheap- about $13000 each-, but Staller believes every village could have one. Some towns are using them as part of car-free city programs. In Germany, they’re being used as a human-powered schoolbus. In Oregon, one school district uses it as a tool to fight obesity (Even those from Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” anti-obesity campaign has shown interest). Original story here: faircompanies.com

I wondered if many of the health risks of obesity are myths, and if not, is it possible to be healthy and fit, with weight reduction ? I was thinking about Paul Campos book, the Obesity Myth.

Local officials combat rising obesity rates
National obesity levels are on the rise. And because Iowa has the 20th highest obesity rate in the United States, according to a recent report conducted by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, local officials and organizations are taking steps to ensure children remain active through recreational and educational programs.

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Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, is an expert on obesity and related topics in nutrition and chronic disease. Here he explores ten things you thought you knew. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [7/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 16713]

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Obesity Groups See Evidence FDA Decisions Will Discourage Obesity Research
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Obesity Care Continuum (OCC), represented by The Obesity Society (TOS), the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the American Dietetic Association (ADA), expresses a deep concern for the recent decision by the FDA, Division of Metabolic and Endocrinologic Products (DMEP), to …

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