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Category: Obesity

Obesity, Vaccines

America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine

August 6, 2020

Vaccines can be less effective in obese adults than in the general population, leaving them more vulnerable to infection and illness.

Fitness, Obesity

One in seven Americans physically inactive – CDC

January 16, 2020

Physical inactivity is defined as not doing in any leisure-time physical activities over the last month – activities such as walking for exercise or gardening.

Obesity, Weight Loss

Your fitness now predicts your risk of obesity later better than your genes

January 10, 2020

Your body mass index — or BMI — when you’re young does a better job predicting whether you will be obese later in life than your genes.

Fitness, Obesity, Salmonella

In 10 years, half of Americans will be obese, study

December 20, 2019

Several states 60% of adults will be obese. In states with the lowest rates, 40% of adults will be obese. About a quarter of US adults will be severely obese.

Aging, Infectious Disease, Obesity

What exactly is a disease?

July 24, 2019

Seems like an easy question, until you take a closer look. Then things get messy. Measles is an easy call. What about obesity or the changes of normal aging?

Health Policy, Nutrition, Obesity, Public Health

Seattle’s Soda Tax Almost Entirely Passed on to Consumers

January 10, 2019

Two-liter bottle of soda increased 64 percent; price of diet drinks jumped, too

Metabolism, Nutrition, Obesity

Should kids be weighed at school?

July 25, 2018

While there are benefits and downsides of measuring kids’ height and weight at school, the pros outweigh the cons.

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