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Obesity Statistics: 42% Of America Obese By 2030
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new report in which they indicated that an estimated 42% of Americans will be obese by the year 2030. That’s roughly an additional 32 million Americans who will become obese in the next 18-years. Not only that, the proportion of severely obese Americans will reach [...] Obesity Statistics: 42% Of America Obese By 2030 is a post from ...
Essential resources about childhood obesity in Canada
A list of websites, organizations, groups and other resources related to childhood obesity and healthy living
HBO film takes aim at nation's growing obesity epidemic
Produced by Sheila Nevins and John Hoffman, "Weight" pulls no punches, spares neither the multibillion-dollar food and advertising industries nor public officials for not only failing to fix the problem but actually making it worse. The category not only includes all kinds of packaged, processed foods, but, of course, fast-food offerings, which have become the plaque-building lifeblood of the ...
Obesity in U.S. projected to grow, though pace slows: CDC study
Obesity in the United States is projected to continue its rise over the next 18 years, extending to 42% of Americans by 2030, according to a study released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
War on child obesity: out of the cafeteria and onto the playground
Researchers and educators look to phys ed as one way to tackle the overweight epidemic (plus it’s good for the brain)
Future heart-health alarm rises with new statistics on kids
American adolescents already carry a heavy burden of future heart disease risk, and while obesity has contributed mightily to their poorer health prospects, normal-weight kids are by no means off the hook, a study produced by the Centers for Disease Control says.
Childhood obesity (Love not our children to death)
SOME of us may be shortening the life of our children without realizing it, unintentionally, unwittingly, all in the name of love, but nonetheless devastating to them when they reach middle age and beyond. “Love not our children to death” is the message in my coffee-table book on disease prevention published in the United States, [...]
RM12 mln to address obesity
BENTONG : The Health Ministry is allocating RM12 million for the “Walk With the People” programme, a campaign aimed at addressing obesity and to educate the public to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Obesity in the Workplace: A Disability You Must Accommodate?
(5/15) By Kristine E. Kwong, Esq, Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP One of the fastest-growing challenges in handling disabilities in the workplace is the concern over how to respond to obesity. Weight related diseases account for nearly ten percent of medical spending, everything from heart disease treatments to diabetes medications. Ultimately, these medical conditions will manifest itself in the ...
Pam Reeves: Obesity discrimination can spark employee lawsuits
Much has been written recently about the obesity crisis in our world. Some statistics report that more than 30 percent of the Tennessee population is classified as obese.
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