Tag: hypertension
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The world is getting fatter, but Kentucky’s rate of obesity is two and a half times the world rate
Take no solace from The Economist, which proclaims in its yearly analysis-and-prognostication issue that this is the year world leaders will take on worldwide obesity because, writes Charlotte Howard, “they will...
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UK, ARH planning efforts against high rate of heart-disease deaths and limited availability of proper food in Perry County
The death rate from heart disease is nearly twice as high in Perry County (Wikipedia map) as in Kentucky as a whole, so there’s no better time than now to...
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Study: Stroke victims getting younger and, yes, risk factors include obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol
A study conducted on first-ever stroke patients in the Greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky area may have some devastating repercussions for the nation. The results of the University of Cincinnati...
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Report: Two-thirds of Kentuckians obese by 2030 if trends continue; cost to nation’s future unquestionably high
Nearly two-thirds of adults in Kentucky will be obese by 2030 if rates continue to climb as they are now, an analysis reported Tuesday. The level of obesity, defined as...
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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...