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A new study confirms what seems obvious: people who live in communities where walking and cycling are common are less likely to be overweight or obese.. The researchers analyzed statistics about walking and cycling in 14 countries, and also studied data about ...
A new study confirms what seems obvious: people who live in communities where walking and cycling are common are less likely to be overweight or obese.. The researchers analyzed statistics about walking and cycling in 14 countries, and also studied data about ...
In the past year, the adult obesity rate increased in 28 states, and there are marked differences in obesity rates by region, race, and income, according to a report published June 29 by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood ...
A study released Tuesday by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that obesity rates increased in 28 states last year. "This report shows that the country has taken bold steps to address the obesity crisis in ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Obesity rates climbed again last year with 28 U.S. states reporting adults are fatter now than a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Tuesday.Obesity rates fell only in the District of Columbia, and the groups warned that dealing ...
6/29/2010 Print E-mail Americans are continuing to get fat, with obesity rates nudging upwards in 28 states over the past year, a new report shows.. "More than two-thirds of states now have adult obesity rates above 25 percent," Jeff Levi, executive director ...
Americans are continuing to get fat, with obesity rates nudging upwards in 28 states over the past year, a new report shows.. "More than two-thirds of states now have adult obesity rates above 25 percent," Jeff Levi, executive director of the Trust ...
Arena Pharma reports new results on obesity drug candidate at conference, and shares advanceShares of Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. traded higher Monday after the company reported new clinical trial data for its experimental obesity drug lorcaserin.Arena said patients who took lorcaserin lost 31 ...
Print . Two headlines in today's USA Today caught my attention. They are looking for any way they can to generate dollars to pay for their "healthcare reform" programs, and obesity, especially in children, is a very easy target. Whether those tax ...
You drive to the office, sit at a computer all day, drive home and then park yourself on the couch.. There has been a big reduction in "muscle-power transportation," such as walking or biking to work or to the store, says Russell ...
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