The annual F as in Fat is out, and the news is not good. Only one state had an obesity rate of less than 20% — that’s the percentage of people who are obese, not merely overweight. Even worse, the rate of obesity increased in 23 states. Childhood obesity has tripled in the last 30 years. People are getting fatter, with 2 out of every 3 people being either overweight or obese. Obesity is a direct threat to living a long and healthy life.
Archive for July, 2009
Obesity Epidemic Continues
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Vegetarians at Lower Risk for Some Cancers
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The results of a huge study involving over 60,000 people in Britain have just been published in the British Journal of Cancer. The results? “The incidence of some cancers may be lower in fish eaters and vegetarians than in meat eaters.” The incidence of some of those cancers is lower by 45%. One particular rare cancer was 75% less common in vegetarians.