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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 02 Mar 2013 at 00:50 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: ABC News KGO
Title: “Study: Women are heavier due to less hours of housework | abc7news.com”
http://abclocal.go.com/kg...
Publication: ABC News Medical Unit
Title: “Study Tying Women's Weight Gain to Housework Draws Fire for Coke Link - ABC News”
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Publication: ClickonDetroit.com
Title: “Study: Modern women heavier due to lack of housework | Health - Home”
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Publication: CNN
Title: “Less housework + more technology = worse health, study says - CNN.com”
http://edition.cnn.com/20...
Publication: Daily Mail
Title: “Women are piling on the pounds because they have cut down on housework”
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Publication: Examiner
Title: “Women are fatter because they do less housework according to NY Times article - National Conservative | Examiner.com”
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Publication: Gawker
Title: “How Much Irrational Anger Will Result From This Study Linking Women, Housework, and Physical Fitness?”
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Publication: Globe and Mail
Title: “Women today weigh more because they do less housework, study finds - The Globe and Mail”
http://www.theglobeandmai...
Publication: Health.com
Title: “Do More Housework, Burn More Calories? - Health News and Views - Health.com”
http://news.health.com/20...
Publication: Hindustan Times
Title: “Lack of household chores can lead to obesity - Hindustan Times”
http://www.hindustantimes...
Publication: Jezebel
Title: “Our Lack of Housewifery Has Turned Us All Into a Bunch of Fat Slobs”
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Publication: KRMG.com
Title: “Women gain weight due to lack of housework according to study | www.krmg.com”
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Publication: Macleans
Title: “Study links increase in weight to decline in household chores - Need to know - Macleans.ca”
http://www2.macleans.ca/2...
Publication: MedPage Today
Title: “Obesity: Is the Vacuum Cleaner to Blame?”
http://www.medpagetoday.c...
Publication: National Post
Title: “Women doing less housework linked to the obesity epidemic: U.S. study | Health | Life | National Post”
http://life.nationalpost....
Publication: New York Daily News
Title: “Lack of housework for modern women might be contributing to obesity - NY Daily News”
http://www.nydailynews.co...
Publication: New York Times Blogs
Title: “What Housework Has to Do With Waistlines - NYTimes.com”
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Publication: New York Times Blogs
Title: “What Housework Has to Do With Waistlines - NYTimes.com”
http://well.blogs.nytimes...
Publication: Newsmax Health
Title: “Study: Women Do Less Housework, Gain Weight”
http://www.newsmaxhealth....
Publication: Nine MSN
Title: “Women are fatter now because they do less housework than their grandmothers: study”
http://health.ninemsn.com...
Publication: RealClearScience
Title: “RealClearScience - Has Less Housework Caused Women's Obesity?”
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Publication: Shaping Science Policy
Title: “Shaping Science Policy: When housewives and food policy get mixed up”
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Publication: Yahoo! Shine
Title: “Does Less Housework Really Equal a Larger Waistline? | Healthy Living - Yahoo! Shine”
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RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 09 Mar 2013 at 00:24 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: CBS News
Title: “Less housework may be leading to weight issues in women - CBS News”
http://www.cbsnews.com/83...
Publication: CNN Health
Title: “Less housework + more technology = worse health, study says - CNN.com”
http://www.cnn.com/2013/0...
Publication: Daily Kos
Title: “Daily Kos: Women are fat because they don't do enough housework anymore. No, really, it's science!”
http://www.dailykos.com/s...
Publication: Discovery News
Title: “Is New Obesity Study Sexist? : Discovery News”
http://news.discovery.com...
Publication: Fox News
Title: “No matter the gender, less housework, less activity equals bigger waists | Fox News”
http://www.foxnews.com/he...
Publication: Go Erie
Title: “Sass & the City: Housework is new workout | GoErie.com/Erie Times-News”
http://www.goerie.com/app...
Publication: iafrica
Title: “iafrica.com | lifestyle | wellness | Do housework to stay slim”
http://lifestyle.iafrica....
Publication: KSTC45
Title: “KSTC-TV, Channel 45 | Controversial Study Links Women's Weight to Housework”
http://www.kstc45.com/art...
Publication: KTNV.com
Title: “Report says less housework could be to blame for increased weight - www.ktnv.com”
http://www.ktnv.com/news/...
Publication: Lansing State Journal
Title: “Study: Less housework means more overweight women | Lansing State Journal | lansingstatejournal.com”
http://www.lansingstatejo...
Publication: Morning Express
Title: “Want to lose weight? Do some chores! | HLNtv.com”
http://www.hlntv.com/arti...
Publication: MSN Health
Title: “Lack of housework link to weight gain”
http://health.msn.co.nz/h...
Publication: Newser
Title: “America Is So Fat Because We Don't ... Clean as Much? - At-home women burn 360 fewer calories a day on housework than in 1965”
http://www.newser.com/sto...
Publication: Opposing Views
Title: “Study: Women are Overweight Because They Do Less Vacuuming, Laundry”
http://www.opposingviews....
Publication: Press Trust of India
Title: “Cutting down on household chores behind obesity in women | Business Standard”
http://www.business-stand...
Publication: The Heart
Title: “Less housework by women equals more obesity | theheart.org”
http://www.theheart.org/a...
Publication: The Stir
Title: “Women Are Gaining Weight Because They Aren't Doing Enough Housework | The Stir”
http://thestir.cafemom.co...
Publication: The Washington Times
Title: “Lose weight - run a vacuum? Fat rates rise as housework falls off - Washington Times”
http://www.washingtontime...
Publication: VOXXI
Title: “Study links obesity in women to not doing enough house chores”
http://www.voxxi.com/stud...
Publication: WABC TV
Title: “New study from University of South Carolina says women gain weight after less housework | 7online.com”
http://abclocal.go.com/wa...
Publication: West Info
Title: “Household chores are key for burning calories - West”
http://www.west-info.eu/t...
Publication: WLS TV
Title: “Does housework help you lose weight? | abc7chicago.com”
http://abclocal.go.com/wl...
Publication: WTOP.com
Title: “How June Cleaver maintained a healthy weight - WTOP.com”
http://www.wtop.com/267/3...
Publication: Yahoo Blogs
Title: “Does Less Housework Really Equal a Larger Waistline? | Healthy Living - Shine from Yahoo! Canada”
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com...
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RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 15 Mar 2013 at 18:32 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: PR Web
Title: “Bel Marra Health Reports on a New Study: Female Obesity Could Be Due to Less Participation in Household Tasks”
http://www.prweb.com/rele...
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RE: RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 23 Mar 2013 at 00:05 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: Endocrinology Update
Title: “Women's weight gains a home truth | Endocrinology Update”
http://www.endocrinologyu...
Publication: Indystar.com
Title: “Study claims less housework means more overweight women | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com”
http://www.indystar.com/a...
Publication: Lawrenceville Patch
Title: “Is a Lack of Doing Housework Chores Making Today's Women Fat? - Lawrenceville, GA Patch”
http://lawrenceville-ga.p...
Publication: Medscape News
Title: “Does Less Housework by Women Lead to More Obesity?”
http://women.webmd.com/ne...
Publication: RTT News
Title: “Study Says Less Housework Equals Weight Gain”
http://www.rttnews.com/20...
Publication: UPI
Title: “Study: Fewer hours a week doing housework may increase weight gain - UPI.com”
http://www.upi.com/Health...
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RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 03 May 2013 at 20:41 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: Mirror News UK
Title: “Miriam Stoppard on why we should stay fit and lose weight by keeping more active at home - Mirror Online”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/l...
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