Sentences with phrase «like obesity rates»

And the negative effects are not just being measured in terms like obesity rates and the like.

Like the obesity rate, fast - food consumption varies widely by region, and residents of some states disproportionately choose fast food over other options when they go out to eat.

Not exact matches

He also pointed to better programs to decrease rates of obesity and smoking, which contribute to chronic disease like cancer, stroke and heart disease.

Paleo experts took note of our modern - day behavior and thought, if obesity and disease rates are rising as quickly as processed foods are flying off shelves, maybe we should go back to our roots and eat like our early ancestors did?

There is still no evidence globally that a soft drink tax has any impact on obesity rates, In fact other European countries, like Denmark, have introduced and subsequently repealed a «fat» tax within 18 months, due to its blatant ineffectiveness.

And formula feeding is associated with higher rates of chronic morbidity like obesity, diabetes, allergies, and cancers (if I take their word for it).

On the other hand, as I also noted in my JO post, I do tend to overlook some of Oliver's shtick — and questionable tactics — when I consider how much valuable attention he's drawn to critically important issues like childhood obesity and diabetes, our nation's over-processed diet and the abysmal state of school food in many places in the U.S. I'm just not sure he would have achieved the same high ratings with a measured, PBS - style documentary on the topic.

While Texas's childhood obesity rate does remain stubbornly high, what would it look like today if the TSNP hadn't been in place for the last decade to curb the worst junk food on school campuses?

«The fact that those movements are gaining in popularity at the same time we are learning people are not good at estimating things like moderation suggests there's a lot of room to be concerned about growing rates of obesity.»

The prevalence of high fructose corn syrup found in products like soda pop is also strongly linked to a rise in obesity rates.

Nevertheless, there are several articles suggesting an infectious - like pandemic increase in T2D incidence, although that is mostly attributed to changes in lifestyle and increases in obesity rates (Matthews and Matthews, 2011).

• Whole Grains: Refined grains, often blamed for health crises like the rising rates of obesity and diabetes, shouldn't be confused with their more nutrient - dense whole grain cousins.

It's long been assumed that one reason our obesity rates are skyrocketing is we simply don't burn enough calories during the day like our ancestors did as they would constantly move and hunt.

Research shows that people who eat breakfast have lower rates of chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.

As David Gumpert mentions in his video, after years of consuming highly processed foods, we are experiencing skyrocketing rates of chronic, debilitating conditions like asthma, obesity and diabetes.

We have an epidemic occurring in the rate of chronic diseases, like obesity, diabetes, hypertension, asthma and cancer.

Most Americans do not get enough physical activity, a factor that contributes to higher rates of obesity and health problems like arthritis.

Considering our high rates of childhood obesity, Read and Ride seemed like a perfect way to promote wellness and literacy in a fun way,» says Scott Ertl.

Other major factors include: Health: Serious illness, like cancer or heart disease, can lead to denial, while conditions known to cause complications down the line, like sleep apnea, high cholesterol, and obesity lead to higher rates.

There are so many things, as pet parents, that we have to worry about: rising obesity rates; rising cancer rates; digestive issues; inflammatory conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Arthritis; diabetes; allergies, both to food and the environment; skin conditions; training challenges; anxious dogs or dogs with separation anxiety; low quality commercially processed dog food; food that will possibly make our dogs sick due to contaminated ingredients; and the list goes on!!

Over time, their digestive systems might have grown even more like our's, and their obesity rates have come to mirror that of humans.

I would like to remind Sultan Al Jaber that UAE is among the countries with the highest rates of obesity and it seems to be the first on diabetics.

Also, you've got to love the narrator at the end who says «The government needs to trim its budget fat» — which is precisely what something like a soda tax would help do, while cutting down on obesity rates in the process.

Because conditions like obesity are associated with sleep apnea, treating them will help lower your rates.

That statistic, combined with an alarmingly high obesity rate, makes dangers like heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure even more prevalent.

Nebraska suffers from one of the worst obesity rates in the U.S. Overweight and obese Americans are predisposed to develop conditions like diabetes and heart disease.

Amongst other things, it will look at some of the interplay between socioeconomic disadvantage and rural location for indicators like smoking rates and obesity, Ms Middleton said.

There is no doubt that the environment is complex and, like the strategies we used for tobacco cessation, lowering obesity rates in Aboriginal communities requires a coherent, multi-level, multi-sector integrated approach supported by political will and resources.