Does Fast Food Cause Obesity
Obesity and Race in the United States
With a historic presidential election now behind us, having elected the first African American to the White House, one would hope that disparities regarding race will slowly become a thing of the past. One area where there is an alarming disparity in the U.S. is the obesity epidemic, especially among women.
By some estimates, over half of all African American women are considered overweight and a full 37% of them qualify as being obese (>30% above ideal body weight). Compare that with 24% ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Obese Children and Sleep Disordered Breathing
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...obvious causes are poor nutrition brought about by fast food franchises and "super-sizing." A... Read more »
Sleep Apnea Linked to Specific Body Type
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables. Avoid the fast food restaurants or visit them only as... Read more »
Bromocriptine: A New Type of Type 2 Drug
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...and eats nothing but nutrient-poor TV dinners and fast-food burgers and fries and puts on 10 or... Read more »
News To Make You Wake Up and "Take Action"....Now
By The HealthGal , Health Expert...to improve the quality of our eating - with less fast food and more simple home-cooked meals. ... Read more »
The Times on Type 2 Diabetes: Part I
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...journalists has been that Americans are eating too much fast food, that this is making them... Read more »
Health Guide
Heart Health and the Environment
...impact of being overweight. People who struggle with substantial excess weight tend to eat more fast food and more highly processed foods, both of which cast substantially greater carbon... Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
...sedentary activity, but television also offers innumerable temptations with its advertisements for fast foods, sugar cereals, and unhealthy snacks. In one study obesity rates were lowest in... Read more »Causes of Obesity: Cultural and Emotional Causes
...snacks and eating patterns and the advertising on the television compounds the problem by promoting fast foods, cereal, and snack products that are high in salt, fats, and carbohydrates. Even... Read more »Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...50 mg/dL in premenopausal women Blood pressure higher than 130/85 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) A fasting blood sugar level between 100 and 125 mg/dL Metabolic syndrome, like type 2... Read more »Type 2 diabetes Diet: Lifestyle Changes
...animal products) and trans fatty acids (found in hydrogenated fats and many commercial products and fast foods). Choose unsaturated fats (particularly omega-3 fatty acids found in vegetable and... Read more »Images
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Childhood Obesity: Complex Problem
March 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- There's not just one cause for the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States, according to researchers... Read summary »
Eating out doesn't have to mean weight gain
October 03, 2008A new study suggests that eating out is not necessarily bad for the waistline, as long as people skip fast food. Experts have theorized that the... Read summary »
Kids get steady diet of junk food commercials
October 02, 2008More than 40 percent of the commercials kids see are for candy, snacks, and fast food, a new study has found, and that number may be helping fuel... Read summary »
Treating Obesity as an Addiction?
August 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Using a drug designed to fight drug addiction may be helpful in combating obesity. Vigabatrin, a drug designed as a potential... Read summary »
TV Food Advertisements and Childhood Obesity
May 03, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows overweight and obese children eat more after watching television food advertisements. Researchers from the... Read summary »
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