especiallytype 2 diabetes, is rising at an alarming rate in the United States. Type 2 diabetesis a lifestyle disorder that is most commonly due to unhealthy eating patterns, lack ofexercise, and genes. As per
In recent years, economists have attempted to explain the rising levels of obesity not only in the United States during the last three decades, but also in many developed countries. For the most part, these economists' models have utilized neoclassical economic tools and relied on the ...
Yet, researchers are still teasing out how and why the extra pounds harm the brain, and whether the higher dementia risk is cumulative over a lifetime or if obesity affects the body differently at different stages of life. It's also possible cognitive challenges come first, contributing to poo...
000 unpartnered Americans, I could almost feel her nodding over the phone. “The data is that people are having less sex,” she said, with a hint of mischief. “I’m a Baby Boomer, and apparently in my day we were having
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a rising tide would lift all boats. Efforts to improve the health of women in general would improve our rates of maternal mortality. Reducing levels of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease would achieve results. So would getting a handle on the opioid epidemic. But we’ve spent the last few...
The increase is particularly worrisome because the disease is often more virulent in women under 55. “These tumors are more advanced at diagnosis, and they’re more aggressive.”
Food poverty is an important contributing factor to health inequalities in industrialised countries; it refers to the inability to acquire or eat an adequa... Elizabeth A. Dowler a,Deirdre O'Connor b - 《Social Science & Medicine》 被引量: 209发表: 2012年 Rights-based approaches to addressing...
Obesity among children is epidemic in the U.S. Although a serious problem because of the rising incidence of Type II diabetes as well as heart disease, it is preventable. Unfortunately, it is difficult to prevent because of the problem of getting people to change dietary habits and increase ...
In the United States, mortality is rising, with more deaths than ever attributable to alcohol and drug poisoning and to suicide, in conjunction with increasing rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Yet many other wealthy nations have seen rates of these so-called "deaths of despair" decreasing...