Tag: exercise
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Kentucky drops to 12th from fifth in adult obesity; health official says many programs have contributed to this decrease
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has seen a decrease in its adult obesity rate, to 31.6 percent in 2014 from 33.2 percent in 2013, causing it to drop...
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Surgeon general says Americans need to walk more, and U.S. needs more walkable neighborhoods
Americans should spend more time walking, and communities should be equipped with walking areas to make that possible, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in a report released on Wednesday....
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New license plate would promote outdoor recreation, support environmental education programs; 900 buyers needed to start
A new “Let’s Go Outside” license plate is being offered to give Kentucky motorists the opportunity to promote the health and environmental benefits of outdoor recreation. First Lady Jane Beshear...
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Use of walking aids is increasing as population ages; study debunks notion that using them makes falls more likely
In the last 10 years, the use of walking aids—such as canes, wheelchairs and scooters—has increased by half, and is expected to grow as the number of seniors doubles in...
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How do diet and exercise influence risk of diabetes? Diet seems more important
Many people think exercising and eating properly are interchangeable, but a paper by Edwards Weiss, associate professor of nutrition and dietetics at Saint Louis University, asserts that exercising and restricting diet results...
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Mount Sterling follows lead of another KentuckyOne Health hospital, in Bardstown, to host monthly ‘Walk With a Doc’
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling is the second KentuckyOne Health hospital to host monthly “Walk With a Doc” events as part of a nationwide program that promotes walking as a great...
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Chiropractors cite research recommending ‘conservative treatments’ for low-back pain before prescribing painkillers
Recent research has questioned the effectiveness of acetaminophen for the treatment of spinal pain. In response, the American Chiropractic Association recommends that patients and health-care providers take a conservative approach...
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Researchers discuss physical activity as a way of maintaining or improving health; daily walking is still the best exercise
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Obesity worsens the damage that arthritis does to joints, but simply telling patients to go home and diet and exercise is not working, and...
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Beshear cites signs toward better health: kids are more active and getting more dental care; adults are getting more screenings
Kentucky Health News Kentucky is moving toward achieving the broad, ambitious goals for better health that Gov. Steve Beshear laid out when he started the “Kyhealthnow” initiative in February 2014,...
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Grant will fund Lexington signs, maps to encourage walking
A $182,000 grant will fund a pilot project in Lexington to encourage citizens to walk more, by erecting way-finding signs for pedestrians and updating walking maps. The new Walk Lexington...