Florida Justices weigh execution of ‘Morbidly Obese’ death row inmate
Pointing to his obesity and other medical conditions, lawyers for Death Row inmate Michael Tanzi are trying to halt his ...
States Can Bar Food Benefit Recipients From Buying Soda, Kennedy Says
The health secretary announced the change to the SNAP food program in an appearance in West Virginia, which is also the first ...
Young Kansas City lawyer beats Stage 3 colon cancer, shares message of awareness
Just days before his 26th birthday, Jackson Auer had just passed the bar exam and was preparing to begin his career in law.
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Study: Obesity Linked With 16 Common Adverse Health Conditions
Obesity was tied with an increased risk of developing 16 health outcomes, a large longitudinal study showed. Risks correlated ...
Rand Paul introduces new bill to ‘fight hunger and improve nutrition’
Over 42 million people are registered for SNAP benefits, with nearly 25% of funds used to buy unhealthy food, such as cakes, ...
Study finds key to why obese people lose pleasure in eating rich foods
A study published Wednesday indicates that low levels of a key brain chemical among overweight patients with high-fat diets ...
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Maternal Cardiac Deaths Double, Impacting Black Women Most
One study found that Black women were 3 times more likely to die of maternal deaths due to cardiovascular disease than White ...
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GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Off Shortage List; Deadlines to Stop Compounding
Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, a class of medications known as GLP-1s, have grown in popularity, initially for the treatment of type 2 diabetes ...
Soda companies push back against MAHA efforts to cut them out of food stamps
Large soda companies are worried about their futures as Republicans eye legislation to exclude sugary drinks from SNAP, also known as food stamps. Republicans’ latest efforts to “Make America Healthy ...
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Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the United States, yet falling in many peer nations
In most high-income countries around the world, the number of avoidable mortalities is going down. But in the United States, avoidable deaths have been on the rise for more than a decade, according to ...
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Weight-Loss Surgery May Lower Risk of Developing Complications of Liver Disease in Patients With Cirrhosis and Obesity
The aim of the SPECCIAL (Surgical Procedures Eliminate Compensated Cirrhosis In Advancing Long-term) study was to examine the long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery on the risk of developing major ...
These are the U.S.’s ‘most obese cities’: See where Pa.’s land
“McAllen, Texas, ranks as the most overweight city in the country, because it has the largest percentage of adults who are ...