metabolic disorders

ATLANTA—Wide sections of the Southeast, Appalachia, and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the nation′s highest rates of obesity and diabetes, according to estimates released Nov. 19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In many counties in those regions, rates of diagnosed diabetes exceed 10 percent and obesity prevalence is more than 30 percent. The estimates are the first to provide county–level snapshots of obesity across the United States.  

A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the school is simply concerned about high rates of obesity and diabetes, especially in the African-American community. "We know we're in the midst of an obesity epidemic," said James L. DeBoy, chairman of Lincoln's department of health, physical education an  

African-Americans are killing themselves, slowly, and quietly, little by little, every day and the killer is not likely to grab headlines or to bloody the streets. The murderous weapon is food, and many African-Americans are, quite simply, eating themselves to death. African-Americans are more overweight and obese than any other racial group and at risk for developing heart disease, diabetes, stroke, hypertension, and certain types of cancer.

Obesity is a critical issue in our community that has not received the attention it deserves   -Keith Brown

 

Authorities say a severely overweight South Carolina man stayed in his recliner without moving for eight months until shortly before his death. Firefighters had to cut Tillmon Webb from the chair after his mother called paramedics because he was in pain. Greenwood County deputies say the 33-year-old weighed about 800 pounds when he died Wednesday at a hospital.  

It is getting close to the time of year when Utahns resolve to lose weight with diet and exercise. So, today we look at some of the most common exercise myths to help you create a plan that meets your needs. "In general, if you're walking at a brisk pace, you are only going to burn about the amount of calories that are found in a banana" says Joni Alonso, a physical activity specialist at the Utah Department of Health.  

Holiday weight gained during the six-week period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day accounted for most of a person's total weight gain over a year's time. · The more overweight the study subjects were at the beginning of the holiday season, the more likely they were to gain at least five pounds or more over the holidays. Over the years, this contributes to the significant weight gain of an adult.  

Health Canada is formally replacing its guidelines on weight gain during pregnancy to match new U.S. recommendations. The latest recommendations, released Thursday, include a suggested rate of weight gain during pregnancy, as well as on total weight gain, and a lower amount for obese women. The new guidelines include:  

Don't get this headline confused; this is not a case of a Peruvian gang killing people because they hated obesity but rather because they wanted to take the fat people, harvest them, and then sell their fat on the black market. So…at least they're thinking outside the box. Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.  

Today's full schedule of events, starting at 11 a.m., is the first of "45 Nights of Christmas Lights," a program that lights up Main Street, the Cane River waterfront and revelers from throughout Louisiana. Elsewhere in the news, the land of the free has turned into the home of the fat. Our view follows: WE STUFF OUR FACES, sit on the couch and stare at TV and computers; and we've got the bulge and the bills to prove it.

Obesity is going to be a leading driver in rising health-care costs   -Kenneth Thorpe

 

A new approach to healthy eating and exercise, based on a successful French initiative, is being adopted by residents of a Lanarkshire town. Viewpark in North Lanarkshire has been chosen as the region's first Healthy Weight Community. It is one of eight locations which have received funding from the Scottish government to take part in the scheme.

comparable mixes of challenges and opportunities   -North Lanarkshire Council