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Metro Woman Works Hard to Fight Obesity
GRANDVIEW, Mo. — Obesity is the number one cause of preventable deaths in America. But a Grandview woman says she’s...
U.S. Obesity Plateau Shows What Works in Weight Battle
Obesity has become a danger far greater than hunger. Yet amid the alarming stories about its harm to America’s health and economy, one bit of information has been drowned out: The percentage of U.S. adults who are obese appears to have plateaued.
Study: Stress In America - 8 Cities Explored
Early this year, the American Psychological Association?s (APA) released a report, Stress in America?: Our Health at Risk, paints a troubling picture of the impact stress has on the health of the country, especially caregivers and people living with a chronic illness such as obesity or depression. Stress and America are two terms often cited together. We're a nation of ambitious people and, well ...
Obesity In America: 42% Estimated To Be Obese By 2030, New Data Shows
WASHINGTON — The obesity epidemic may be slowing, but don't take in those pants yet. Today, just over a third of U.S. adults are obese. By 2030, 42 percent will be, says a forecast released Monday.
Report: Schools key to fighting America's obesity
Fighting obesity will require changes everywhere Americans live, work, play and learn, says a major new report that outlines dozens of options — from building more walkable neighborhoods to zoning limits ...
Fighting childhood obesity in America through health nutrition education
A health nutrition education program to fight childhood obesity in America is a possible outcome of a study by a University of Oklahoma researcher and a colleague. The study looked at factors affecting a child's decision when choosing healthy or unhealthy snacks.
Video: New front in battle vs. obesity
Obesity is a growing epidemic in America that's being fought on many fronts. Chip Reid reports on Nashville, Tenn, a city voted the nation's least active, and a mayor fighting to rid the city of that title.
Obesity in America: gazing at the fat of the land
Some of King County's wealthiest and healthiest communities are just a bike ride away from neighborhoods with health disparities similar to those found in developing countries.
Obesity report proposes sweeping changes in schools, communities, workplaces
The Institute of Medicine panel recommended five critical areas to focus on to lower obesity: physical activity, food and beverage, marketing, work and schools.
Obesity fight must shift from personal blame: panel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - America's obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic and systemic measures - from overhauling farm policies and zoning laws to, possibly, introducing a soda tax - to fix it, the influential Institute of Medicine said on Tuesday. In an ambitious 478-page report, the IOM refutes the idea that obesity is largely the result of a lack of willpower on the part ...
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