Sentences with phrase «higher rates of obesity»

Numerous studies show skipping breakfast is associated with higher rates of obesity in both children and adults.

The purpose of the study was to see if exposure to communities with higher rates of obesity affected the BMI of the participants and increased the individual risk of weight gain.

In fact, having a sedentary lifestyle is one of the main causes of high rates of obesity in kids and teenagers.

The mice fed higher amounts of soybean oil and less coconut oil experienced higher rates of obesity, diabetes, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cancer (4).

Against this backdrop, these communities frequently suffer higher rates of obesity.

These communities face high rates of obesity and lack the beverage options and information needed to achieve a balanced lifestyle.

Exposure to counties with higher rates of obesity was associated with higher BMI and higher odds of overweight and / or obesity in parents and children.

The mice fed higher amounts of soybean oil and less coconut oil experienced higher rates of obesity, diabetes, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cancer (4).

Berkeley officials hoped that the soda tax would raise prices and lead residents to avoid energy - dense sugar - sweetened beverages, considered a culprit for high rates of obesity and chronic disease.

«Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that US trade relations may have been an underlying population - level factor contributing to Canada's comparatively high rates of obesity, diabetes and noncommunicable diseases, through increased population - level exposure to added sugars,» the authors write.

In fact, the South has significantly higher rates of obesity than the rest of the country, according to the 2007 «F Is for Fat» report by Trust for Americans Health, a nonprofit, nonpartisan health advocacy group.

The health effects of a diet absent these ingredients are abysmal, and places considered «food deserts» report high rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and even premature death.

This includes higher rates of obesity, an uptick in seniors suffering from cognitive declines and the surging proliferation of substance abuse in our country.

v. broke, bro · ken, break · ing, breaks v Clerics, who suffer from high rates of obesity and depression, are being advised to take more time off.

Consuming more sugar, sweetened beverages, and / or fast food is associated with higher rates of obesity and heart disease.

Native Americans experience high rates of obesity, with evidence that excessive weight gain starts in children younger than 2 years of age.

Mainstream Australia could benefit; it is itself suffering high rates of obesity, suicide, loneliness and alcohol - related harm.

With transportation hurdles and higher prices for fresh food, these low - income areas not coincidentally have higher rates of obesity, diabetes and other diet - related health issues.

Recent studies found that the prevalence of gout has doubled in recent decades, and it now affects about 4 percent of the population and is believed to be tied to higher rates of obesity and high blood pressure.

Regulation suggests that you can reduce a problem (such as obesity) while keeping all the benefits (to individuals, companies and governments) that have led to higher rates of obesity.

Areas in the Montgomery region have among the highest rates of obesity in the country, so it's important to understand the mix of actions that can make a difference in shifting engrained consumer behaviors, preferences and purchases.

Areas in greater Montgomery and the Mississippi Delta have among the highest rates of obesity in the country, so it's important to understand the mix of actions that can make a difference in shifting engrained consumer preferences and purchases.

Areas in the Mississippi Delta have among the highest rates of obesity in the country, so it's important to understand the mix of actions that can make a difference in shifting engrained consumer behaviors, preferences and purchases.

The new study, conducted by researchers at New York University, linked high levels of childhood and adolescent exposure to BPA to higher rates of obesity.

But they equally need access to nutritious and affordable food, reversing the high rate of obesity and diabetes, and «food deserts» (grocery dead zones) particularly prevalent in Western Sydney.

Sleep and diet are truly a double - edged sword as poor sleep patterns have been linked to eating more, worse diet quality and higher rates of obesity and metabolic disease.

First, here's a great story that ran this past spring in the New York Times on what the writer cleverly calls «The Bronx Paradox,» i.e, the fact that The Bronx has New York City's highest rate of obesity (an 85 percent higher risk of being obese than people in Manhattan) while nearly 37 percent of residents in the South Bronx said they lacked money to buy food at some point in the past 12 months.

Formula fed babies have higher rates of obesity and SIDS because of the «benefits» claimed above.

Black Americans have the highest rates of obesity, and a conference devoted to promoting healthy diets in this population seems like a good idea.

That's the price tag for excess medical costs associated with the high rates of obesity in the Finger Lakes, according to a study by Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Mississippi now has the highest rate of obesity in the country, with 34.4 percent of adults affected, according to the cdc.

The model predicted that all three policies could reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity, particularly among blacks and Hispanics, who have higher rates of obesity than whites, thus demonstrating that federal policy could alter the childhood obesity epidemic.

However, in the modern time of plenty, their genes are a liability, leading to high rates of obesity and diabetes compared with other races.

The Pima Indians of Arizona are a recently settled group whose members today have sky - high rates of obesity and diabetes, thanks to their genes, say Leslie Baier and her colleagues at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

He also hopes to monitor these children long - term to determine whether they have higher rates of obesity or diabetes down the road.

Soft drinks and other sweetened beverages are linked to higher rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and a lower intake of vitamins and nutrients.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers say ancestral exposures to environmental compounds like the insecticide DDT may be a factor in high rates of obesity.

High rates of obesity and arthritis mean that people in their 40s and 50s are needing hip replacements more often, Guilak said.

High prevalence of metabolic syndrome in first - degree male relatives of women with polycystic ovary syndrome is related to high rates of obesity

They have higher rates of obesity, diabetes and depression, and are more likely to suffer daytime fatigue and accidents.

A Swedish study in 2006 that followed 230 families found that children on low - fat diet (including low - fat dairy) had a 17 % higher rate of obesity, that these children consumed more sugar (to make up for the calories they weren't getting from calorie - dense fat) and had higher insulin resistance.