Tag: exercise
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To lose weight, burn more calories than you consume; you need to exercise more and eat less
As many can attest, just dieting or just exercising does not always lead to weight loss, and this often leads to frustration, especially in a society where more than one-third...
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Poll: most Kentuckians support tobacco-free campuses, school nutrition standards and student physical activity requirements
Kentuckians overwhelmingly support several school policies than can influence student health but are not all embraced by Kentucky schools, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll, taken in October...
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Henderson County jumps into the fight against childhood obesity, a major problem in Kentucky
Henderson County is investing in a holistic program to battle childhood obesity, a huge problem in Kentucky, Erin Schmitt reports for the Henderson Gleaner. Childhood obesity is at 18 percent...
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Less than a third of school districts in Ky., which has high child-obesity rates, are in program to increase physical activity
Fifty-four of Kentucky’s 173 school districts have joined a national initiative to increase physical activity in schools, and school officials hope other school districts will soon join in. Let’s Move...
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Study says overweight kids become overweight teens
If a child is overweight in kindergarten, she probably will be in eighth grade, says a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. And if your baby was...
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Lifestyle changes and screening will decrease risk of cancer, which is especially deadly in Kentucky
This Kentucky Cancer Consortium graph shows the deaths from cancers with evidence-based prevention or early detection methods in Kentucky in 2005-09. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has the...
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Exercising when sick can delay recovery and can spread the infection; symptoms above and below neck are a key guideline
Feeling under the weather? Be careful about exercising; doing it when sick can do more harm than good. mensfitness.com photo “Depending on where a person experiences symptoms of illness can...
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New guidelines for cholesterol management spark controversy; faulty risk calculator could lead to over-prescribing statins
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new guidelines for cholesterol management, a new formula to assess heart attack and stroke risk, and guidelines for lifestyle modifications...
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Kentucky, in Diabetes Belt, needs to do more to keep percentage of residents with costly disease from rising, advocates say
By Dr. Gilbert Friedell and Isaac Joyner World Diabetes Day is Nov. 14, and we urgently need to address this plague right here at home. Diabetes is a major public...
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1 in 3 don’t get potentially life-saving screening for colon cancer, second leading cause of cancer death in Ky. and U.S.
Federal officials said Tuesday that although detecting colon cancer early saves lives, only about two-thirds of Americans aged 50 to 75 have undergone recommended screening. The U.S. Preventive Services Task...