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U.S. Unveils New Food Pyramid
The U.S. government on Tuesday unveiled 12 new individualized food pyramids to replace the one old one.
Read more...Number of Pre-Diabetic Kids On The Rise
Parents listen up, federal health officials warn a lot of young people are at risk of developing full blown diabetes.
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Report: Diabetes Death Toll Could Triple Within 20 Years
Unless America's obesity epidemic is brought under control, the number of people dying and suffering from diabetes and its complications will roughly triple by the year 2025, a new study predicts. Read more...
Overweight & Obesity
During the past 20 years, obesity among adults has risen significantly in the United States. The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that 30 percent of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older—over 60 million people—are obese.
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Medicare Redefines Obesity As Medical
In a major decision that turns obesity from a personal failure to a medical problem, Medicare announced Thursday that it would remove barriers to covering anti-obesity treatments after 40 years of saying fat was not an illness and not covered.
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Exercise vs. Diet In Weight Loss
It is estimated that 55% of the adult population in the United States are either obese or overweight...[and] statements suggest that to optimize weight loss, a combination of diet and exercise is best, and that exercise alone will not suffice.
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Lifestyle Changes Could Save Millions
More than 36 million lives could be saved worldwide by 2015.
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Health Experts Recommend Good Home Cooking
A number of nutritionists are calling for Americans to reduce their risk of cancer and other diseases by cooking at home more and eating out less.
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DuPont, Now In The Frying Pan
Teflon has been hugely successful for DuPont. Evidence suggests that some of the materials, known to cause cancer and other problems in animals, may be making people sick.
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Teflon & High Temperatures
In two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of human illnesses each year. Read more...
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