Tagged: Obesity

Not having access to healthy food on reservations has increased diabetes rates among Native Americans.

Hank Cardello speaks about the USDA's findings of healthy foods not necessarily being more expensive than the junk alternative.

A new initiative is hoping to change how Manchester convenience stores stock their shelves.

You’re at the gym, working up a sweat, burning some calories, getting that metabolism in gear… and then the workout ends and you’re looking for quick refreshment. Grabbing a candy bar or a sugary soda from the vending machine can feel like you’re undoing all your exercise.

Despite America’s new stance on obesity, the well-intended efforts to combat the problem have grown soft and ineffectual.

The prevalent use of antibiotics maybe linked to America’s obesity problem.

Scientists have found one more reason that pregnancy and obesity can be a bad combination.

A new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests that moms who are obese or have diabetes are more likely to have a child with autism or another developmental problem.

The finding is "worrisome in light of this rather striking epidemic of obesity" in the U.S., says Irva Hertz-Picciotto from the MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis, one of the study's authors.

But it's not clear whether there's any connection between rising obesity rates and the increasing number of children diagnosed with autism, she says.