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American Obesity Rate Hits New Record
The number of Americans considered obese has topped 42-percent, and that puts millions at risk for COVID-19 complications.
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Doctors Studying Why Obesity May Be Tied to Serious COVID-19
Obesity seems to put people at higher risk for getting very sick if they’re infected with the coronavirus, and doctors are trying to figure out why
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Experts Say Obesity Increases Risk for Severe Illness From COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people of any age with certain underlying health conditions, like obesity, are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports.
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How Two Los Angeles Entrepreneurs Are Fighting America's Food Desert Crisis
In 2018, one analysis found there were four liquor stores for every grocery store in South Los Angeles. That’s why the Healthy Neighborhood Market Network is transforming liquor stores into healthy food stores—without getting rid of the liquor. Twelve miles away in Compton, Roland Jackson is also on a mission to provide locals with healthy food options. NBCLX’s Cody Broadway...
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About 40% of US Adults Are Obese, Government Survey Finds
A new government survey finds that about 40% of American adults are obese
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Study Estimates That Half of US Adults Will Be Obese by 2030
There’s no way to sugarcoat this news: Nearly half of American adults will be obese within a decade and one-quarter will be severely so, a new report predicts....
...It corrects for a weakness in previous estimates that may have made the problem seem not as big as it really is. Those estimates often relied on national health surveys and people tend...
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How Daylight Saving Time Affects Health
Here’s what science has to say about a twice-yearly ritual affecting nearly 2 billion people worldwide.
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BAPS Charities Health Fair 2019
Come out to the BAPS Charities Health Fair on Saturday, October 5, at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Irving which is located at 4601 North State Hwy 161, Irving, TX 75038.
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A Spoonful Less Sugar, Tad More Fat: US Diets Still Lacking
Americans’ diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there’s still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests. Overall, the authors estimated there was a modest improvement over 16 years on the government’s healthy eating index, from estimated scores of 56 to 58. That’s hardly cause for celebration — 100 is the top...
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Americans Love Snacks. What Does That Mean for Their Health?
Americans are addicted to snacks, and food experts are paying closer attention to what that might mean for health and obesity. Eating habits in the U.S. have changed significantly in recent decades, and packaged bars, chips and sweets have spread into every corner of life. In the late 1970s, about 40 percent of American adults said they didn’t have any...
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Colon Cancer Affects Young People, Too
Doctors are warning about a rise in colorectal cancer in younger adults and the culprit may be the food choices young people are making.
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US Life Expectancy Has Been Declining. Here's Why
The average life expectancy in the U.S. has been on the decline for three consecutive years. A baby born in 2017 is expected to live to be 78.6 years old, which is down from 78.7 the year before, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
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US Preschoolers Less Pudgy in Latest Sign of Falling Obesity
Preschoolers on government food aid have grown a little less pudgy, a U.S. study found, offering fresh evidence that previous signs of declining obesity rates weren’t a fluke. Obesity rates dropped steadily to about 14% in 2016 — the latest data available — from 16% in 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. “It gives us more hope...
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What's So Bad About Processed Foods? Scientists Offer Clues
Chips, soda and frozen pizzas tend to be full of salt, sugar and fat, but now scientists are trying to understand if there’s something else about such processed foods that might be bad for us. Already, the spread of cheap, packaged foods has been linked to rising obesity rates around the world. Yet advice to limit processed foods can seem...
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Sleeping With the TV on May Make You Gain Weight
Dozing off to late-night TV or sleeping with other lights on may mix up your metabolism and lead to weight gain and even obesity, provocative but preliminary U.S. research suggests. The National Institutes of Health study published Monday isn’t proof, but it bolsters evidence suggesting that too much exposure to light at night could pose health risks. “Evolutionarily we are...
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North Texas Man Loses 175 Pounds to Save His Sister
When a North Texas learned he’d be the perfect match to become a kidney donor for his 13-year-old sister, he set out to make the biggest change of his life: lose 175 pounds.
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Health Paradox: New US Diabetes Cases Fall as Obesity Rises
The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren’t sure why. New federal data released Tuesday found the number of new diabetes diagnoses fell to about 1.3 million in 2017, down from 1.7 million in 2009. Earlier research had spotted a decline, and the new report shows it’s been...
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Cholesterol Improves in US Kids Despite High Obesity Rates
Cholesterol levels in children and teens improved in the latest analysis of U.S. health surveys, yet only half of them had readings considered ideal. Overall, 7% of kids had high cholesterol in surveys from 2009 to 2016. That was down from 10% a decade earlier. In children, high levels mean 200 or above and ideal measures are below 170. The...
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The Truth About Uterine Cancer
The number of women diagnosed with endometrial cancer is increasing, mostly because of an increase in obesity , which is an important risk factor for this disease. Black women are more likely to die from it.
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The Truth About Uterine Cancer
The number of women diagnosed with endometrial cancer is increasing, mostly because of an increase in obesity , which is an important risk factor for this disease. Black women are more likely to die from it.