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Hope for the Obesity Crisis

New report finds people are beginning to connect the dots between eating behaviors and personal health
March 1, 2016
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Most Americans continue to be overweight, with a substantial minority being obese (32%) or extremely obese by CDC standards.
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New Product Trends

Aiming Low

Although obesity growth rates appear to have plateaued, an alarming number of consumers still face dire health consequences. In response, manufacturers are creating a range of a new weight management foods and beverages.
William A. Roberts, Jr.
June 30, 2014
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After three decades of increases, adult obesity rates in America remained level in every state except for one, Arkansas.
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Obesity

Diet vs. Fast Food on Obesity

Overall dietary habits have more to do with childhood obesity than did a diet of fast food.
February 24, 2014
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Approximately 50% of a study's participants ate fast food, with nearly 40% of kids eating up to 30% of their total calories from such meals.
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Children

Overweight in Life

A study found that "overweight 5 year olds were four times as likely as normal-weight children to become obese."
February 10, 2014
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Most of those who were obese or overweight at 11 stayed that way.
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Obesity
Hitting the Shelves

Trimming the Fat?

Arkansas was the only state in the nation that saw its obesity rate rise in 2012.
October 15, 2013
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A new report from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) finds most states have managed to keep their adult obesity rates level.
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Obesity

Cravings from Refined Carbs

Refined carbohydrates could trigger food cravings not unlike the cravings that drug addicts experience, new research suggests.
July 2, 2013
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The quick spike and subsequent crash in blood sugar that comes after eating highly processed carbs activates reward and addiction centers in the brain.
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Obesity

Overweight Impact

There are more overweight and obese people in the world than the entire population of China, leading experts on cancer and obesity have warned.
May 20, 2013
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The latest analysis from IASO estimates there are 1 billion overweight adults in the world and a further 475 million that are obese.
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