Tag: exercise
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Statewide forum on community efforts to promote children’s health will be held in Northern Kentucky Monday, Sept. 16
“The goal is simple, the challenge difficult – how to ensure that the current generation of children in Kentucky grows up healthier than their parents. A free one-day conference coming...
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Community-based solutions to childhood obesity show signs of progress elsewhere; will Kentucky pick up on them?
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News For decades, researchers reported with alarm the increasing trend of overweight children in America, with one in three kids on the way to developing...
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Summer lunch programs promote healthy eating habits for students, their families and the entire community
Carol Greenwell, who runs the summer lunch program for Bardstown City Schools, hands Brennen Maddox a carton of fat-free milk after he picks up lunch. (Photo by Jennifer Corbett) Both school districts in Nelson County...
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Parents should walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to healthy eating and exercise, study shows
A new study highlights the influential role parents have in shaping their children’s eating and exercise habits. Children of mothers who encourage them to exercise and eat well, while doing...
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AMA calls obesity a disease; could spur coverage for treatment
The American Medical Association now recognizes obesity as a disease, which may make it easier for Kentuckians to fight the state’s obesity epidemic by gaining insurance coverage for necessary medical treatment....
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Study shows a 15-minute, moderate-speed walk a half-hour after eating can control older folks’ spikes in blood sugar
It’s no news that walking is good for your health or for preventing diabetes, but a new study published in Diabetes Care says a 15-minute, moderate-speed walk about 30 minutes...
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Floyd County newspaper editor calls on readers to make lifestyle changes to address area’s diabetes health crisis
The editor of an Eastern Kentucky newspaper has joined an advocacy group’s call for residents in his county to make simple, healthy lifestyle changes, serving as an example of how...
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U of L dean says $50 billion in annual health costs could be saved if Americans just walked more
Small changes in health behavior can have a huge impact on the public’s overall health and well-being, and during National Public Health Week discussions last week, Dr. Craig Blakely, the...
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Some Christian Co. health board members balk at director’s idea of using $100,000 of $2.4 million reserve for recreational trail
The director of the Christian County Health Department urged its board to give $100,000 from reserves to fund a rail-to-trail project to provide residents with new opportunities for exercise. Coverting...
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Small steps can prevent Kentucky’s No. 1 killer, heart disease
It is now February, which is American Heart Month and a perfect time to remind people that small steps can reduce their risk of heart disease, Kentucky’s No. 1 killer. You...