More than 40% of American adults are obese, costing the health care system $173 billion a year. Related conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and […]
Tag: obesity
The obesity problem
Why distance and poverty have made us overweight U.S. News recently released its rankings for “most obese” state in America, based on CDC data. Can you guess […]
Organization sets Oct. 8 for Mini Day of Play at WVU
The nonprofit organization Get Moving! announced the 2022 edition of its Mini Day of Play will be Oct. 8 at The Shack Neighborhood House. The Shack will […]
Plastic might be making you obese
by Mark Buchanan The global obesity epidemic is getting worse, especially among children, with rates of obesity rising over the past decade and shifting to earlier ages. […]
Does this stress make me look fat?
This may be a bad time to bring this up but … we have put on a few extra pounds during the pandemic. Not everybody, of course, […]
Big Food wants us addicted to junk food
by Michael Moss Robert Goldstein, a hedge fund manager in New York, was getting huge cravings for sweets when he came across a tropical plant called Gymnema […]
Program hopes to turn tide on obesity in kids
Spotting risk factors is key to prevention WVU Today A group of West Virginia University researchers is working to change the narrative on childhood obesity and physical […]
Doctor aims to help providers deal with obesity
Colleagues develop statewide needs assessment program In areas where access to specialty care is scarce, a West Virginia University doctor wants to make sure primary care providers […]
New community partnership to increase physical activity
West Virginia ranks as one of the highest states for obesity prevalence. Partners from multiple organizations around the state, including faculty and staff from West Virginia University, […]
