A new report by Duke University researchers says childhood obesity has risen to a point that it can be considered a modern-day epidemic.
For up to one-third of the world's population, vitamin and mineral deficiencies are keeping children from reaching their full physical and intellectual potential, according to two reports by UNICEF, reports USA Today.
In 2000, poor diet - including obesity and physical inactivity - caused 400,000 U.S. deaths, more than 16 percent of all deaths and the No. 2 killer. That compares with 435,000 deaths, or 18 percent, attributed to tobacco, the leading preventable killer.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that obesity is gaining on tobacco as a leading cause of death in the U.S., CNN.com reported. A government study found that inactive Americans are eating themselves to death at an alarming rate, with their unhealthy habits fast approaching tobacco as the top preventable cause of death.
In 2000, poor diet - including obesity and physical inactivity - caused 400,000 U.S. deaths, more than 16 percent of all deaths and the No. 2 killer. That compares with 435,000 deaths, or 18 percent, attributed to tobacco, the leading preventable killer.
The ShapeWorks™ Nutritional Index found that 66% of people in the U.S., Italy, France, Germany and Russia consider themselves to be overweight. Surprisingly, only 37% of these people think they'll be overweight in five years.
A new report by Duke University researchers says childhood obesity has risen to a point that it can be considered a modern-day epidemic.
For up to one-third of the world's population, vitamin and mineral deficiencies are keeping children from reaching their full physical and intellectual potential, according to two reports by UNICEF, reports USA Today.
A study presented at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity showed that people who followed a meal-replacement plan for 10 years weighed, on average, about 33 pounds less than people who didn't use a meal-replacement plan.
According to the head of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity is the No. 1 health threat in the United States today. Obesity is a leading contributor of the three top causes of death in the U.S. - heart disease, cancer and stroke.
Reuters News Service reported that the ever-increasing waistlines of young adults in the U.S. have led to more and more cases of Type 2 diabetes in young people. And new research suggests that these young people are having far too many heart attacks and strokes.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that obesity is gaining on tobacco as a leading cause of death in the U.S., CNN.com reported. A government study found that inactive Americans are eating themselves to death at an alarming rate, with their unhealthy habits fast approaching tobacco as the top preventable cause of death.
The ShapeWorks™ Nutritional Index found that 66% of people in the U.S., Italy, France, Germany and Russia consider themselves to be overweight. Surprisingly, only 37% of these people think they'll be overweight in five years.
