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County gets grant to fight obesity

Chattanooga Times Free Press - Fri Dec 11, 12:21 am ET

Hamilton County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to accept a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to reduce childhood obesity.

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Study: Obesity Threatening Lifespan Gains
KERO 23 Bakersfield - Thu Dec 3, 8:24 am ET
A survey shows that health problems caused by obesity are threatening to wipe out life expectancy gains made by less smoking.
Forecasting the Effects of Obesity and Smoking on U.S. Life Expectancy
New England Journal of Medicine - Wed Dec 2, 5:54 pm ET
Using data from U.S. national surveys, the authors forecast that the adverse effect of increases in obesity on the nation's health over the next decade will exceed the benefits of declines in smoking. They estimate that the elimination of smoking and obesity by 2020 would increase the average life expectancy at the age of 18 by almost 4 years.
Obesity Epidemic Cancels Out Anti-smoking Gains
NPR - Wed Dec 2, 5:52 pm ET
Smoking rates have gone down, but instead of enjoying longer and better quality lives, Americans are in danger of just the opposite, due to the rapid rise of obesity.
Tu Salud ¡Si Cuenta! ... The Cancer Connection
The Brownsville Herald - Sat Dec 5, 10:09 pm ET
I spend a lot of my time as a physician talking about overweight and obesity with patients, pointing out the increased potential for uncontrolled diabetes, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and other well-known effects of excessive weight.
Obesity tops smoking in cutting life short
Everett Herald - Thu Dec 3, 3:03 am ET
A new study predicts that as smoking rates decline and life expectancy increases, obesity figures will rise, ultimately contributing to a poorer quality of life.
Obesity will snuff out health benefits gained by smoking declines
Science Daily - Wed Dec 2, 10:28 pm ET
If obesity trends continue, the negative effect on the health of the US population will overtake benefits gained from declining smoking rates.
Obesity Rise Trumps Smoking Decline
WebMD - Wed Dec 2, 5:09 pm ET
Over the next decade the health benefits achieved because fewer Americans are smoking will be more than overshadowed by the negative health effects of the unchecked rise in obesity, new research suggests.
Nevada Professor Devises New Childhood Obesity Screening Tools
redOrbit - Fri Dec 4, 5:07 am ET
Uses applied statistics to simplify weight charts, informationA University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians and parents can use to help combat the increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United States.George ...
School district gets grant to help reduce obesity among Hispanic children
Sun-Sentinel - Wed Dec 2, 7:10 pm ET
Efforts to reduce obesity in the local Hispanic community will be the focus of a $360,000, four-year grant awarded to the Palm Beach County School Board.
U.S. smoking rates go down as obesity rises
14 WFIE Evansville - Wed Dec 2, 5:34 pm ET
Over the past 20 years, smoking has dropped 20 percent, while obesity rates went up 50 percent.
Gym classes to get physical
San Diego Union-Tribune - Sat Dec 5, 3:02 am ET
With teenage obesity rates reaching epidemic proportions, the Sweetwater Union High School District is using a $1.1 million federal grant to train teachers in physical fitness standards and to buy high-tech equipment seen on the popular weight loss TV show “The Biggest Loser” to encourage student exercise.
Obesity snuffs out less smoking benefits
UPI - Thu Dec 3, 10:41 am ET
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The good news is that fewer Americans are smoking, but the benefits of quitting tobacco will be snuffed out by U.S. adults getting fatter, researchers said.
St. Paul Changes Recess Policy to Target Obesity
5 Eyewitness News St. Paul - Fri Dec 4, 12:02 am ET
Thirty percent of school kids across the country are obese or at risk of becoming obese and 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned that number is even higher...
Obesity costs could quadruple by 2018
American Medical Association - Fri Dec 4, 8:22 am ET
Although Americans increasingly are overweight, rates for smoking, infectious disease, violent crime and infant mortality are down, says a report ranking states' health status.
Hernando hopes to help HEAL
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Sat Dec 5, 1:04 am ET
Mississippi's dubious distinction of leading the nation in childhood obesity is well documented, so the Hernando Parks and Recreation Department decided it was time to stop sitting around.Hernando parks director Dewayne Williams and assistant director Melissa Zizmann developed Healthy Eating, Active Living in Hernando, a 10-week program aimed at teaching families how to live a healthy lifestyle ...