Archive for obesity

Lifestyles

(Pet Talk) Cat-ching up on feline enrichment

Cats are playful, loyal and fiercely independent pets, which often means they require less maintenance and makes them ... Read more

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(Column) Alternatives to walking your dog in the summer

Walking your dog daily is an excellent activity for dogs and owners, alike, because it brings mental and ... Read more

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Is intermittent fasting better than counting calories?

Intermittent fasting, where people eat what they want, but only during certain daily windows of time, has skyrocketed ... Read more

Covid-19

Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19

NEW YORK (AP) — In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ... Read more

State And Nation

U.S. preschoolers less pudgy in latest sign of falling obesity

CHICAGO (AP) — Preschoolers on government food aid have grown a little less pudgy, a U.S. study found, ... Read more

Local News

Huntsville ranked 33rd on study’s fat scale

Huntsville is the 33rd-fattest city in the United States, according to a study recently published by WalletHub. Mobile ... Read more

State And Nation

Coke-funded group swayed China’s obesity efforts, papers say

NEW YORK (AP) — A group funded by the food industry undermined China’s efforts to keep obesity rates ... Read more

State And Nation

U.S. cancer death rate hits milestone: 25 years of decline

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at ... Read more

State And Nation

New exercise guidelines: Move more, sit less, start younger

CHICAGO (AP) — Move more, sit less and get kids active as young as age 3, say new ... Read more

State And Nation

Obesity surgery may lower heart attack danger in diabetics

SEATTLE (AP) — Obesity surgery may dramatically lower the danger of heart attacks and strokes in patients with ... Read more