Sentences with phrase «low obesity rates»

Apparently the doctor I mentioned before is unaware of the shockingly low obesity rates in Japan — 3.5 % compared to our rate of 30 % here in the U.S. Meanwhile Italy, another pasta - loving nation, also has us beat on obesity stats with just 10 % of obese adults.

There were very low obesity rates in East Asia until more recently in the 2000 ′ s when their diet became much more Westernized.

So, it seems that low insulin levels associates with low obesity rates, it is not at all clear that high carbohydrate intake is the primary cause of high insulin levels.

(There's a connection between water availability in school and lower obesity rates.)

panel, where panelists discussed all of the great things about serving breakfast in the classroom: improved academic performance, reduced tardiness and absences, lower obesity rates, opportunities for growing school food programs, and most important of all: it's the right thing to do.

In 2010 and 2011, she worked on lowering obesity rates by increasing breastfeeding exclusivity and duration through the federally funded Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant.

Colorado had the lowest obesity rate in the nation, at 18.6 percent of adults — still above the target.

And prior to that, a 2013 study found that participants who regularly ate full - fat milk, butter and cream demonstrated lower obesity rates than participants who consumed low - fat dairy products.

We know vegetarians have considerably lower obesity rates compared to meat - eaters, but why?

Modest improvements in prevention and treatment directly results in productivity gains, even lowering the obesity rate.

Excess weight has been implicated in more than 60 diseases, included heart disease, diabetes, and breast cancer, according to Dr. Aronne, who stresses that lowering the obesity rates must remain a national priority.

A campaign for access to healthy foods in the city also helps to promote healthy eating choices to lower obesity rates.

In people, Colorado has the lowest obesity rate.)

The town of Burlington, VT, boasts one of the lowest obesity rates in the nation.

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.

Not exact matches

Salt Lake City residents have easy access to financial services, cultural and recreational amenities, and low rates of diabetes and obesity.

To cite just one example: Executives at Trinity Health, which operates 93 hospitals, have their pay tied to the system's overall effectiveness in keeping patients out of the hospital, lowering smoking and obesity rates, and other population health metrics.

If prayer worked, everyone would do it, because prayerful people would experience better health, less divorce, fewer children on drugs, greater success, lower death rates, less obesity... there would be no war or starvation or murdered babies.

Several reports established that eating less meat could significantly lower the risk of developing colorectal cancer or succumbing to heart disease, as well as helping cut spiralling rates of child and teen obesity.

Trucking is a profession with one of the highest rates of obesity and lowest life expectancies in the U.S. «I was almost an Olympic swimmer,» the trainer says.

Objectives are: less hungry children, lower rates of childhood obesity and better nutritional intake for French kids.

«Contrary to our expectations, higher levels of physical activity were not associated with lower rates of obesity across the race and ethnic groups,» said Britni Belcher, M.P.H., the lead author of the study.

The lowest childhood obesity rate in the industrialized world.

National statistics show that low - income families and ethnic families have a higher obesity rate, said Julie Edwards, a community benefit manager for Provena St. Joseph Medical Center, part of the program.

Last week I shared on TLT's Facebook page and Twitter feed news of a Center for Disease Control report finding that rates of childhood obesity among low - income children have fallen modestly in 19 states between the years 2008 - 2011, the first such... [Continue reading]

Baby Center notes that stronger immune systems, is one of the benefits, while Time acknowledges that and lowered rates of childhood cancer and obesity rates are also positive side effects of breast feeding.

Obama's obesity initiative comes at a time when breastfeeding advocates are intensifying their efforts to understand why African American women have the lowest breastfeeding rates in the country.

The list then moves on to the dangers averted, from infancy on up: fewer ear infections, allergies, stomach illnesses; lower rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease.

Breastfeeding mothers are more likely to return to pre-pregnancy bodyweight 11 and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and the introduction of complementary foods at about 6 months is associated with lower rates of obesity.12 Breastfeeding helps in the development of taste receptors and appetite control.

Only their concern doesn't stem from the epidemic rates of obesity, diabetes and corn allergies that we are seeing, but rather their concern stems from a 20 year low in the sale of high fructose corn syrup and the impact it is having on the profitability of members of the Corn Refiners Association

(That's probably one of the reasons why simply eating dinner together has been linked to so many benefits for kids, including better academic performance, lower risk of obesity, and lower rates of substance abuse and depression.)

I also wonder whether high elevation has anything to do with Colorado's low rate of obesity.

Memphis and Shelby County have one of the highest rates of infant mortality and obesity, but also one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the country.

In this article from the Chicago Tribune, author Monica Eng discusses the dairy industry's solution to rising childhood obesity rates: milk that has low - calorie artificial sweeteners.

Recent studies questioned whether breastfeeding can lower rates of obesity among kids, and the latest analysis will only add to the confusion.

Further research is needed that assesses the impact of exclusive breastfeeding for longer periods of time and which takes into consideration various contextual factors, particularly in low - and middle - income countries, some of which are experiencing rapidly increasing rates of obesity (25).

Breastfeeding mothers are more likely to return to pre-pregnancy bodyweight and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and the introduction of complementary foods at about 6 months is associated with lower rates of obesity.

The benefits of breastmilk have been proven to extend past toddlerhood, with lower rate of obesity, less likelyhood of allergies, higher IQ, etc. lasting into adulthood.

For the first time in decades, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity rates declined among low - income preschool children, a particularly vulnerable demographic group.

Previous research has linked regular workouts to lower rates of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, obesity and osteoporosis.

«Participation in school sports offers so many benefits to children and teens, from lower dropout rates to improved health and reduced obesity.

Certain factors, such as low socioeconomic status and a rural lifestyle, are correlated with lower dietary quality and higher obesity rates.

Obesity rates are low by US standards, but they used to be lower»

Across all age groups, African - American and Hispanic children had higher rates of overweight and all levels of obesity, while Asian - American children had markedly lower rates.

Could added incentives and other changes to the federal food stamp program trim rampant obesity rates among low - income groups?

Efforts to lower childhood obesity rates often focus on adding «good» foods, rather than on avoiding «bad foods,» she said.

Overall, the authors found that the rates of low Apgar scores increased with maternal Body Mass Index (BMI): overweight (BMI 25.0 - 29.9) was associated with a 55 % increased risk of low Apgar scores at 5 minutes; obesity grade I (BMI 30 - 34.9) and grade II (BMI 35.0 - 39.9) was associated with a 2-fold increased risk; and obesity grade ΙII (BMI ≥ 40.0) was associated with a more than 3-fold increase in risk.

But if replicated on a larger scale, the surprising discovery could lead to the reframing of conversations about how to improve children's diets and lower rates of childhood obesity, the researchers said.

South Africa had the highest rates for the «lifestyle» risk factors of obesity (45 per cent) and low physical activity (59 per cent).

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