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How we can bridge the obesity-care gap for Black Americans
theGrio· 5 hours agoobesity, and that number is expected to jump significantly, crossing the 50% threshold by 2030. While that statistic is undoubtedly chilling, for Black Americans 2030 has ...
Colon cancer rates skyrocket among children, teens
UPI· 4 hours agoColon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer...
Opinion: A year on Ozempic taught me we’re thinking about obesity all wrong
The Salt Lake Tribune· 11 hours agoIn the United States (where I now split my time), over 70 percent of people are overweight or obese,...
‘Magic Pill’ Review: Ozempic and the Hunger for Less
The Wall Street Journal· 7 hours agoMr. Hari notes that Japan hasn’t fallen into this trap—it has the lowest obesity rate of any advanced economy—and he devotes an illuminating chapter to...
Colorectal cancer cases have jumped 500% in kids. Here's what you need to know.
Yahoo Life· 19 hours ago"Is there something [happening] prenatally? We just don't know," she says. "We're going to have to...
Healthy eating, robust activity can combat growing problem of childhood obesity (copy)
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 9 hours agoAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20% of the nation's youth are obese.
How Bad Are Ultraprocessed Foods, Really?
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn the mid-1990s, Carlos Monteiro, a nutritional public health researcher in Brazil, noticed something alarming: Obesity rates among children in his...
Study links ultra-processed foods to slightly higher risk of premature death
UPI· 4 hours agoPeople who eat large amounts of ultra-processed foods have a slightly higher risk of premature death...
Couch potato children more likely to suffer premature heart damage
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPrevious studies involving the same participants have linked excessive time spent seated to...
‘Ozempic babies’: Reports of surprise pregnancies raise new questions about weight loss drugs
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNumerous women have shared stories of “Ozempic babies” on social media. But the joy some experience...