Tag: diabetes
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Kentucky’s rates of leisure-time physical activity are among the lowest in the nation; Carter and Pike counties may be the worst
In three-fourths of Kentucky’s counties, more than 30 percent of adults say they get no physical activity in their leisure time, according to new survey data from the Centers for...
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Number of U.S. adults treated for diabetes more than doubled in a decade; it’s a big problem in Kentucky
Diabetes, a bigger problem in Kentucky than in most states, is exploding nationally. The number of U.S. adults treated for the disease more than doubled between 1996 and 2007, the...