The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is successful in alleviating hunger and helping lower-income Americans afford enough calories, according to a study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity ...
Sep 18, 2015
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Nearly 1 in 5 recently surveyed high school seniors report having smoked tobacco from a hookah in the past year, and more than a third of them reported smoking hookahs often enough to be considered regular users, an analysis ...
Sep 15, 2015
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Larger and private colleges and universities seem to attract hookah cafes and lounges, but smoke-free policies decrease these odds, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine this month.
Sep 14, 2015
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A bill to improve the nutritional value of fast food restaurant meals marketed to children—like McDonald's Happy Meals—could have a wide enough impact to reduce calories, fat, and sodium, according to a new study led ...
Aug 31, 2015
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A new study from the University of Iowa finds that inspiring office employees to be active at work could be as easy as pedaling a bike—and they don't have to leave their desks.
Aug 10, 2015
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Whether you grasp it right away or not, your grip strength may indicate whether or not you have undetected diabetes and high blood pressure, University of Florida researchers say.
Jul 31, 2015
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Periodic telephone counseling can be a highly effective, low-cost tool for lowering blood-sugar levels in minority, urban adults with uncontrolled diabetes. The findings are the result of a clinical trial led by researchers ...
Jul 29, 2015
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Admitting that you have a weight problem may be the first step in taking action, but a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that an increasing number of overweight adolescents do not consider ...
Jul 14, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Three-quarters of American adults favor raising the legal smoking age to 21, according to a report published online July 6 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Jul 9, 2015
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Nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. suffer a stroke each year. Stroke is responsible for one out of every 19 deaths in the U.S. and it is a leading cause of disability. A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive ...
Jul 9, 2015
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