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Signs promoting healthier eating are posted on the doors of Chicken Out Rotisserie in Bethesda. Montgomery County had the lowest obesity rate in Maryland, at 16.8 percent of its population.
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.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) today announced that four senior executives have joined the organization, strengthening the management team that is driving the development of its obesity franchise.
Story created Nov 17, 2009 - 11:00:31 CST. Pounds lost by Weight Watchers members in Osage and across Mitchell County became pounds gained by the Mitchell County Food Bank last week, as members joined the fight against two global epidemics-hunger and obesity.
The most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report from the CDC includes the first county-by-county survey of obesity nationwide, and it found that South Carolina has some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes.
Mountain View has signed on with Healthy Eating Active Living, or HEAL, joining a statewide coalition of cities working to combat rising obesity. by Dana Sherne
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Obesity, heart disease and diabetes were just some of the issues nurses with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Black Nurse Association were tackling this weekend.
THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey.
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Also Updates Diabetes County-Level Estimates. The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) applauds the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for releasing estimates that provide the first county-level snapshots of obesity across the United States. The report also updates diabetes county-level estimates released in 2008.
The CDC’s first-ever county survey of obesity confirms previous study findings which show the highest rate of obesity lies in the areas of the Southeast and the Appalachias.The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention issued its findings in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Thursday.The CDC acknowledged that while surveillance systems function well at the national or state level ...
MANSFIELD -- A bill introduced to Ohio legislators Tuesday is drawing support from north central Ohio school representatives and health officials.
While there are plenty of good reasons to avoid obesity in your teens, a new study now suggests that extra weight in adolescence may increase your risk of multiple sclerosis later.
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.
The CDC maps incidence of obesity and diabetes. Kentucky has lots of both. Check Lu-Ann's Kentucky News Review for more information.
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.
Some health groups say that juice, like Orange Juice, could be related to obesity and nothing more than "stealth" soda. Florida Citrus Mutual Spokesman, Andrew Meadows says these people need to read up on the ingredients of an orange.
