Topic: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
BOSTON (Reuters) - Vermont has again been named the healthiest state in the nation, topping the list for a fifth straight year thanks in part to a high rate of high school graduation and low incidence of infectious disease.New Hampshire, Connecticut, Hawaii ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese adults in the United States use a number of prescription drug types more frequently than normal-weight adults, says a new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Medications to treat high blood pressure ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The percentage of Americans of "normal weight" has slightly increased in the past year, but overweight and obese people still command a solid majority, according to a new study.In the third quarter of 2011, 36.6 percent of Americans were ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Some Americans are losing weight resulting in more people of "normal weight," according to a new study, but it is not clear if the trend will last.The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that for the first time in three years ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Offering downsized meal portions in addition to normal ones at cafeterias may help some people cut their calorie intake, Dutch researchers say.They say the smaller portions could work in other settings, too, and might help curb obesity, ...
As people age any decline in physical and mental capacity that occurs is usually attributed to the aging process itself. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), being overweight (BMI of 25-29.9) or obese (BMI of 30 or more) ...
So you're ready to take off the pounds. They discovered that those whose temporal lobe was small (indicating shrinkage) had been overweight (BMI 25 and over) throughout adulthood; women whose brains had a healthy cell count in this area had maintained a ...
The drastic increase of childhood obesity in the recent years is simply overwhelming and frustrating. You can understand if your child is suffering from any weight concerns by using the help of your child's doctor. He or she will further solve this ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 34% of the US adult population aged 20 and over are obese. Furthermore, the CDC has ranked obesity as the number one health threat facing America (CDC, 2004, 2007). "Among men, there ...
there is a difference between being overweight and being obese. Studies performed by the Centers for Disease Control show that over the past 25 years the percentage of obese American adults has doubled to over 33%, with only four states showing an ...
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