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The pandemic's overlooked toll: a surge in childhood obesity

WebOverall, the obesity rate rose more than 1 percent every calendar year. This year, he projected the health impact of the pandemic by doubling that out-of-school time. …

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If food is medicine, why isn't it taught at medical …

WebMedical curriculums have been developed historically, foregrounding disciplines like biology, behavior, and disease to the …

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Debt and racism drive an overlooked public health crisis among …

WebResearch suggests racism should be treated as a matter of public health. But the unique stressors faced by Black farmers remain poorly understood. At 43 and 45 …

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Food service workers face a growing mental health crisis

WebEven in normal times, food service workers face significant mental health vulnerabilities. But the Covid-19 pandemic has …

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Calorie labeling could save thousands of lives and …

WebIn as little as five years, calorie labeling on menus could help the country avoid more than 14,000 new cases of heart disease, and …

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WIC has proven effective in improving the health of …

WebSince 1974, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has proven successful among low-income pregnant and postpartum women and kids up to age 5 in …

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Why are all nutrition studies untrustworthy

WebLet’s back up a moment. In my February 15 th column, we looked at the many problems in nutritional research: The studies tend to be small and speculative; the effects of any given food or food component …

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Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated

WebState environmental health officials recommended goals of one part per trillion and less—a minuscule amount 70 times smaller than the federal government’s non …

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Hunger and food insecurity are not the same. Here’s …

WebFood security means that “people have access, at all times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. At a minimum, this includes: 1) readily available, nutritionally adequate, and …

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Potato chips are the new health food

WebThe gold standard in many health-related scientific fields is the double-blind randomized clinical trial: You take two comparable groups, give one of them the food or medicine you’re testing, the other a …

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How one Alaskan hospital is using Indigenous foods to …

WebIn Alaska, where health-care centers around the state are grappling with the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the nation, one Anchorage hospital is using traditional Native foods to help Indigenous patients …

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Covid-19 safety measures may also have reduced our risk of …

WebWhen not in the midst of a global public-health crisis, roughly 48 million Americans get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die …

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Less than half of Americans know that alcohol is a carcinogen. Big

WebBig Booze wants to keep it that way. Less than half of Americans know that alcohol is a carcinogen. Big Booze wants to keep it that way. The alcohol industry …

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Poor food in prison and jails can cause or worsen eating and …

WebDue to unhealthy food, people within the carceral system experience high rates of diabetes and heart disease; mental health and behavior issues; and illnesses …

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College food pantries have grown exponentially in recent years, an

WebIn March, as the City University of New York (CUNY) shut down all of its 25 campuses in response to Covid-19, it nonetheless tried to keep 18 food pantries open to …

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Pre-existing conditions and no health insurance raise risks for …

WebPre-existing conditions, no sick leave and health insurance put farm workers at increased coronavirus risk. by Jessica Fu. 03.18.2020, 6:34pm. Health. Share. Save …

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Starbucks now offers some mental health benefits The Counter

WebStarbucks now offers some mental health benefits. Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee chain, is offering employees 20 therapy sessions a year. Well, not exactly. …

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5 key takeaways from the USDA’s 2020 Dietary Guidelines advisory …

WebThe Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday published a consequential nutrition report that will form the basis of the next five years of federal …

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Minnesota built a rural therapy program for farmers struggling to …

WebRural mental health first gained national attention during the Farm Crisis in the 1980s, experts said. National Farm Medicine Center study found that 913 male …

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Nursing home food is getting better. But the journey is far from over

WebFlickr / Ulrich Joho. With a proposed tax bill putting Medicaid and Medicare in jeopardy, nursing homes could ultimately be expected to do more with less. Grant sees …

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Kellogg agrees to stop marketing sugary cereals as “healthy”

WebA $31 million settlement in a California lawsuit will force Kellogg to significantly change its marketing. Kellogg, one of the county’s top cereal companies, …

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Fast-growing chickens have long suffered from unique health …

WebBroiler chickens also suffer a host of health issues including broken bones, lameness, and heart troubles. Now, using research commissioned from the University of …

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