COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID vaccination is highly protective against severe disease in people of all body weights, new British research finds. The study of over 9 million adults found that those who’d received two doses of a COVID-…
Learn MoreBiggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The obesity epidemic isn’t slowing down anytime soon, and new research delivers even worse news: Most American adults have not only gained more weight, but they gained most of it earlier in life.The statistics…
Learn MoreOnly 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Less than 7% of U.S. adults are in good cardiometabolic shape, and new research warns the trend is only getting worse.Cardiometabolic health is an umbrella term that includes blood pressure, blood sugar, blood…
Learn MoreMost U.S. Kids Score Low on Heart Health
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Most U.S. children and adults have poor scores for heart health, according to a new assessment tool called “Life’s Essential 8.”Fewer than 30% of 2- to 19-year-olds had high scores for cardiovascular health on …
Learn MoreKids, Soda, and Obesity
Soda addiction has long been a problem in our nation’s schools. Every day for years, many kids have lined up at vending machines to buy their 20-ounce bottles of sugar and carbonated water before they go off to study important subjects like history, m…
Learn MoreObesity: It’s Not Just for Mid-Life Anymore
No matter what time you set on your alarm clock, you keep pounding the snooze button until 8:30 every morning. Barreling out of bed in a panic, you hit the shower, race out the door, and clock into work just 10 minutes late with a coffee and giant muf…
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