Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (determined by the body mass index, BMI) has increased four-fold and obesity rates among adults have more than doubled.
Jul 8, 2024
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The walls of Shadrack Mashabane's hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of light. What stands out among the herbs and medicines in glass ...
Jun 16, 2024
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Osteoarthritis is the most common arthritis worldwide, and has an increasing global burden of disability and health care utilization. It is also associated with various comorbidities, and this link has gained attention in ...
Jun 14, 2024
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A more holistic definition of hearing loss by The University of Manchester and University of Nottingham researchers has revealed that 18 million people are affected, 6 million higher than previously reported using a definition ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Driven by an older, more diverse population, along with a significant increase in risk factors including high blood pressure and obesity, total costs related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) conditions are likely to triple ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Nearly four in every 1,000 U.S. youths and five in every 1,000 U.S. adults reported having type 1 diabetes from 2019 through 2022, according to a research letter published online April 4 in the Journal of the American Medical ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) universal free school meals program reduces the prevalence of obesity among students, according to a study published online March 18 in Pediatrics.
Mar 23, 2024
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School meals are critical to child health. Research has shown that school meals can be more nutritious than meals from other sources, such as meals brought from home.
Mar 19, 2024
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Obesity among primary school children in the UK spiked during the COVID-19 lockdown, with a 45% increase between 2019/20 and 2020/21 among 4–5-year-olds, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Iván Ochoa-Moreno ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Black adults and children have the highest prevalence of asthma, although the disparities between Blacks and whites narrowed from 2019 to 2022, according to a research letter published online Dec. 19 in the Annals of Internal ...
Dec 19, 2023
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