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Get it Right, Get it Tight: Government Intervention in Escalating Obesity Rates

The Pitt News - Thu Nov 26, 12:12 am ET

In prevalence to obesity, Pennsylvania currently ranks 36th among states with 32.6 percentage of the population being obese, according to America's Health Rankings . If Pennsylvanians were rewarded for things like low body mass indexes and cholesterol levels through a discount by their health insurance providers, would they be encouraged to, as I like to say, “get it right, get it tight?”

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Diabetics Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity
Newswise - Mon Nov 23, 12:28 pm ET
One out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds overweight -- a Loyola University Health System study has found.
Event to support Healthy Kidz programs through Funding the Future Campaign
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier - Tue Nov 24, 1:56 am ET
MATTOON — By celebrating the beginning of the holiday season with Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Festival of Trees, community members can help provide much needed dental care to kids in need, support programs aimed at reducing childhood obesity, and help make physical changes in the health center.
Southern counties tip scales
The Post and Courier - Tue Nov 24, 12:39 am ET
A first-ever, county-by-county survey of obesity paints another dim picture for South Carolina and the Southeast.
ýFight against obesity taking shape
The Republican - Sat Nov 21, 3:36 am ET
SPRINGFIELD - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced the appointment of an 18-member leadership council Friday to promote wellness and combat obesity. The Mass in Motion-Springfield Wellness Leadership Council was announced during a press conference at Springfield College.
Doctor Urges Better Health Among NHS Staff
OfficialWire - Mon Nov 23, 1:42 pm ET
A doctor said Britain's National Health Service needs to focus on improving the health of its staff members in areas such as smoking and obesity.
Systems biology offers insights to insulin resistance
UC Newsroom - Mon Nov 23, 1:37 pm ET
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego recently offered the sharpest-yet picture of how core biochemical pathways in skeletal muscle cells and fat cells are altered in people who suffer from insulin resistance — a primary defect in type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Ohio 10th fattest state, according to obesity report
Middletown Journal - Sun Nov 22, 1:16 am ET
Ohio is the 10th fattest state in the nation, according to a recent report. The state is tied with Arkansas with 28.6 percent of adults obese, joining a top 10 list that included three states that border Ohio - West Virginia, Michigan and Kentucky.
Four Senior Executives Join Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Management Team
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 23, 8:00 am ET
Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that four senior executives have joined the organization, strengthening the management team that is driving the development of its obesity franchise.
Survey finds 30% of Bell County is obese
Temple Daily Telegram - Mon Nov 23, 1:18 am ET
ATLANTA - The first county-by-county survey of obesity says that Bell County ranks third in Texas in the rate of incidence of diabetes among adults. The survey also reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.
Bill would enlist Ohio schools in obesity fight
Port Clinton News Herald - Fri Nov 20, 8:50 am ET
Two local school superintendents have concerns about a proposed law to make Ohio schools a key battleground in the fight against childhood obesity, under legislation introduced in the state House and Senate.
Spending to treat obesity is projected to quadruple
Arizona Daily Star - Fri Nov 20, 2:11 am ET
WASHINGTON — Spending to treat the health effects of obesity, $86 billion last year, will quadruple over the next decade, and almost half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2018, according to the annual America's Health Rankings study.
U.S. survey shows southern counties most obese
The Times Herald - Sun Nov 22, 4:09 pm ET
ATLANTA (AP) — The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.
Colorado counties fare well in CDC obesity report
Colorado Springs Gazette - Thu Nov 19, 6:40 pm ET
ATLANTA — The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the...
Spending on health effects of obesity to quadruple, study says
The Pitt News - Thu Nov 19, 5:42 pm ET
WASHINGTON — Spending to treat the health effects of obesity, $86 billion last year, will quadruple over the next decade, and almost half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2018, according to the annual America's Health Rankings study.
First US county-level obesity rates show Alabama, Mississippi communities at top, CDC says
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Thu Nov 19, 12:06 pm ET
ATLANTA - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.