Sentences with phrase «rising obesity rate»

It is well established that a myriad of health conditions and the country's reportedly rising obesity rate can be linked to the consumption of nutritionally deficient, processed, packaged foods and fast food.

The Chinese no longer eat this way today, opting instead for increasing amounts of meat; their decreasing health and rising obesity rate is a reflection of this recent change.

Due to the rising obesity rate in children as well as adults the fat got taken out but maybe if it was not such a requirement to drink with every meal we could introduce the «real» full fat milk again.

Rising obesity rates across the globe coupled with consumer interest in healthier food alternatives are also driving demand for meatless proteins.

We've got so used to having big portions and its unsurprising that there's a link between rising obesity rates and the trend in bigger portion sizes.

I have seen the graphs showing a correlation between high fructose corn syrup intake and rising obesity rates in the United States, but it is important to point out that increased high fructose corn syrup intake was also accompanied by exploding portion sizes and easier availability of sugar and fat - laden foods.

One study associated rising obesity rates with increases in twinning, citing that overweight or tall women are more likely to have twins.

Similarly, it seems silly to talk about rising obesity rates and increasing portion sizes without taking into account crop subsidies that not make it possible to buy 64 ounces (500 calories) of a soft drink for a mere two dollars, but also explain why school lunches across the country are trays full of overly refined ad highly - processed foods.

There is no doubt that over indulgence in sweet foods and beverages is at fault for our rising obesity rates.

A new healthy - living campaign aimed at tackling the country's rising obesity rates has been launched by the government.

I see it as one country's attempt to stave off rising obesity rates, and its associated medical conditions, when other options seem less feasible.

«To combat rising obesity rates, the Brazilian government created the Academia das Cidades program, or City Academies, to give residents free access to fitness facilities and instructors,» said Eduardo Simoes, M.D., chair of the MU Department of Health Management and Informatics and lead author of the study.

Patients have become more complex, and those with multiple chronic conditions are increasing.1 - 6 Such estimates rarely include obesity, however, which affects nearly 40 % of American adults, 7 and incorporating these rising obesity rates means most patients have comorbid diagnoses.

Carbs have been villified by the mainstream media in recent years as more and more research points to high sugar consumption as the primary factor in rising obesity rates.

Indeed, researchers, through a last month's publication on British Journal of Sports Medicine, revealed that the poor dietary habits and not exercising are responsible for rising obesity rates.

Sugar consumption rose steadily from 1977 to 2000, paralleled by the rising obesity rates.

Hopefully, with the help of education and dedicated nutrition professionals, rising obesity rates will be as much a thing of the past as the food pyramid.

Yet given rising obesity rates, the diabetes epidemic, and the multitude of health problems that accompany food addiction, we should probably start paying more attention.

Many nutritional scientists now say that carbs, and not fat, are to blame for rising obesity 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!!

It's not too often when you see someone try to put a positive spin on rising obesity rates, but that's just what Bermuda's Royal Gazette tries to do.

Any swap in our processed foods can likely be attributed not to the food industry's concern over rising obesity rates, but to catering to the public's growing distaste for corn syrup.

Researchers suggest that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has contributed to rising obesity rates in Canada by boosting consumption of high - fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

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The incidence of many illnesses, including diabetes and high blood pressure, increases with lack of sleep, and a growing amount of research suggests that poor sleep may be a key factor in the rising rates of obesity.

The two parted ways at a time when childhood obesity rates were rising and there was widespread concern over children's meals at fast food restaurants.

Experts link too much sitting to rising rates of heart disease and obesity.

For children who have no access to safe and fun outdoor play areas, childhood obesity rates rise 29 %.

As a result, most children consume too many calories — child obesity is rising at alarming rates — and still do not come close to having diets that meet nutritional recommendations.

The best, purest foods are just out of reach for many who live in cities, and the result is rising obesity and diabetes rates.

With national obesity rates rising and the fitness industry booming, is there a more sensible middle way?

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?

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High fructose corn syrup in food and drinks has long been linked to rising rates of child and teen obesity.

Given that global incidence rates of overweight and obesity are on the rise, particularly among children and adolescents, it is imperative that current public health strategies include education about beverage intake.

The incidence of obesity and related diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, particularly amongst youth populations, is rising at an alarming rate.

The recent rise in rates of obesity shows no signs of abating.

Public health advocates have suggested that there may be a link between the ingredient makeup of PepsiCo's core snack and carbonated soft drink products and rising rates of health conditions such as obesity and diabetes.

The Life Time Foundation believes we must take charge of the rising and alarming rates of childhood obesity, diabetes, heart disease, behavioral disorders, and more affecting our kids.

As childhood obesity rates continue to rise (as I fear they will), and as we start to see ever more clearly the ill health effects of our current school food regime (replete with its a la carte junk), as well as our current agricultural policies, maybe our society will eventually embrace the idea of universal, free school food.

The Whole Child health report brings together a comprehensive picture of the effects to mind, body and spirit of the societal shift toward growing up indoors, including not only epidemic childhood obesity but also precipitously rising rates of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), childhood diabetes, and pediatric depression.

One of the most common pregnancy complications, gestational diabetes affects one in 10 expectant women — and because it occurs more often among obese women, rates of GDM in the United States have been rising along with obesity rates.

With the rising rates of childhood obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, exclusive breastfeeding for six months provides a no - cost way to protect the health of infants and their mothers and reduce the risk of these chronic diseases.

Confronted with rising rates of child obesity and a surge of youth allergies, many local schools seized the moment to take a firm stand against junk food served anywhere and any time in the building — including fare offered by parents for classroom parties, bake sales and club meetings.

Charts showing both the rising rate of obesity and the growing quantity of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the food stream demonstrate a startling fact: The obesity epidemic started at the same time as the introduction as HFCS into the U.S. around 1975, at about the same time as sugar tariffs and quotas made imported sugar very expensive.

The goal of the action plan is to reduce the childhood obesity rate to just five percent by 2030 — the same rate before childhood obesity first began to rise in the late 1970s.

Many parents worry about their child's sugar consumption, which is a valid concern considering the rising rate of obesity and chronic disease in young people.

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.

Over the past fifty years, schools stopped cooking from scratch and switched to highly processed heat - and - serve food, heavy in salt, fat, and sugar, which has contributed to rising rates of childhood obesity and chronic illness.

In fact, some researchers believe sleep deprivation to be a factor in the rising rates of obesity.

Or that obesity is rising at such a rapid rate that by 2020, 3 of 4 Americans will be obese?