Tennessee - Obesity in the US

Obesity continues to plague the U.S., with nine states now reporting that more than 30% of their population is obese. "Now, there are nine states that exceed [that mark]: Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

It is estimated that as many as 34 percent of U.S. adults (that's more than 72 million people) are obese. These people are at greater risk for heart disease, sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, and even several types of cancer.With a new ...

Researchers at the Health Resources and Services Administration (a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) published a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine last week, detailing the rates of childhood obesity and overweight in ...

The requirement is meant to fight obesity by making consumers more aware of what they are eating. The New York City health department studied 12,000 customers of chain restaurants in 2008 and found that one in six used the calorie information and ...

Tuesday was the Obesity Task Force Day on the Hill. One, when you set up a dynamic where obesity is a problem that needs to be eradicated -- and obese people are the literal embodiment of grave failure as responsible people and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life! ) - Overweight children, particularly girls, are more likely than other youngsters to feel lonely, anxious and depressed, researchers said on Monday.In a study of more than 8,000 children they found that the negative social consequences of being ...

This time last year, I remember blogging about the 10 fattest states, which included my home state of Tennessee (coming in at an unfortunate 3rd place). Imagine how thrilled I was to see the new data for this year (as shown in ...

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The Rising Obesity Tide

Tennessee Health Insurance Helps with Weight Loss

Scary state-by-state obesity stats

What editorial writers are saying about requiring restaurants to post calorie counts

Does the Obesity Task Force Even Have Any Obese People on It?

Overweight girls more lonely, anxious: study

How Healthy is Your State?

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