Around 40% of adults in the U.S. are obese, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests — marking the first time in over a decade that the nation'sobesityrate has not inched up in results from the federal government's national health survey. The figures come f...
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among adults with obesity. Although physical activity can improve physical function by about 40% and self-management education workshops can reduce pain, fatigue and depression by 10% to 20%, according to the report, one in three adults with arthritis reported...
The new estimates are based on 2010 data from 11 sites participating in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, an active surveillance system that provides estimates of the prevalence of ASD and other characteristics among children aged 8 years. ...
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"Getting enough physical activity could prevent 1 in 10 premature deaths," Dr. Ruth Peterson, director of CDC's Division of nutrition, physical activity and obesity, said in prepared remarks. "Too many people are missing out on the health benefits of physical activity such as improved sleep, ...