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Fast Food Statistics In America
Health Encyclopedia: Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
- Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
- Obesity Highlights
- Introduction to Obesity
- Biologic and Medical Causes of Obesity
- Cultural and Emotional Causes of Obesity
- Obesity Complications
- Weight Loss and Maintenance
Risk Factors
Where you live plays a role in your risk for obesity. Simply living in the United States makes a person more susceptible to obesity. The prevalence of obesity in America has risen dramatically over the past few years and continues to increase.
- According to a 2002 analysis of government data, 30.5% of American adults are obese (BMI over 30) -- up from about 23% in the early 1990s.
- The number of those who were overweight also increased during that time -- from about 56% to a current rate...
Expert & Community Posts
America's Unhealthiest Restaurants - Revealed
By Kenn Kihiu , Health ExpertEven with the tough economic times, more Americans are still eating out. 1 in 4 will eat their... Read more »
King Corn
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...States. As he told the 63rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association since then... Read more »
Meter Activity Recognition
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...the recently concluded scientific sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago I met... Read more »
A Town Free From Allergies? Visit Baabe, Germany
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...for the near, increasingly allergic future. In America, it is estimated that 60 million... Read more »
Taking Off the Kid Gloves - Two Dieticians "Tell it Like It Is"
By The HealthGal , Health Expert...steer clear of fast food and french fries. Though Americans have heard these mantras time and... Read more »
Health Guide
Plenty of Reasons to Eat Locally: Interview with the authors of Plenty
...of those processed foods with long lists on the package. But we learned that when the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically traveled at least 1,500 miles—we call... Read more »Coping with Jet Lag
...get the quality of rest needed to start the day refreshed.Sleep AidsAccording to NSF's 2002 Sleep in America poll, 15% of the respondents reported using either a prescription sleep medication (8%)... Read more »Acupuncture
...difficult to know which one to choose. According to Time Magazine, an estimated fifty percent of all Americans have begun turning to some kind of alternative therapy. About three-quarters of... Read more »Causes of Obesity: Cultural and Emotional Causes
...public press often plays up biologic factors involved with obesity and overlooks the simple notion: Americans eat too much and exercise too little.Obesity is dramatically increasing not only in... Read more »Migraine Food Triggers, Migraine Diet
...case.Eating Regularly. Eating regularly is important to prevent low blood sugar. People with migraines who fast periodically for religious reasons might consider taking preventive medications.Fish... Read more »Images
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Related News
Advertising Affects Children's Food Choices
August 15, 2007By Betsy Atkins, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Ever wonder why some kids prefer greasy cheeseburgers, chicken... Read summary »
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Diabetes Linked Directly to Environment
July 14, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital found a substantial link between increased death rate from certain... Read summary »
Loud Music, More Drinking
July 23, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new report from France shows loud music can make people drink more in a shorter period of time. Previous research has already... Read summary »
Secondhand Smoke Leaves Some Hungry
November 10, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows children who live with smokers are less likely to have adequate access to food. Food insecurity affects about... Read summary »
Hope for Advanced Liver Cancer
July 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be new hope for those suffering with advanced liver cancer, a disease with no effective treatment. Results of a... Read summary »
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