Most Kentuckians don't think insurance rates should be higher for the obese, but are divided on increasing smokers' rates

Most Kentuckians don't think insurance rates should be higher for the obese, but are divided on increasing smokers' rates

Unknown 10:51 AM Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, health insurance, obesity, poll, smoking, tobacco

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News By a very small margin, Kentuckians think insurance rates should be higher for smokers if the insura...

Federal dietary guidelines recommend cutting back on red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains

Federal dietary guidelines recommend cutting back on red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains

Unknown 8:09 PM food, nutrition, obesity, sugar

The Department of Agriculture and the  Department of Health and Human Services have released proposed 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans...

Beshear cites signs toward better health: kids are more active and getting more dental care; adults are getting more screenings

Beshear cites signs toward better health: kids are more active and getting more dental care; adults are getting more screenings

Unknown 4:18 PM childhood obesity, children's health, diabetes, exercise, health reform, Medicaid, obesity, physical inactivity, prevention, smoking, smoking bans, tobacco, walking

Kentucky Health News Kentucky is moving toward achieving the broad, ambitious goals for better health that Gov. Steve Beshear laid out when ...

Student loses 175 lbs. in 14 months after gastric-sleeve surgery

Student loses 175 lbs. in 14 months after gastric-sleeve surgery

Unknown 9:34 PM obesity, student health, surgery, weight loss, weight management

Elizabeth Whitt and Don McNay Elizabeth Whitt, an Eastern Kentucky University communications major from Richmond, Ky., decided to have gast...

Humana plan members can join Weight Watchers free for six months, get 'a significant discount thereafter,' companies say

Humana plan members can join Weight Watchers free for six months, get 'a significant discount thereafter,' companies say

Unknown 2:06 PM business, employers, health insurance, obesity, weight loss, weight management

Humana Inc. and Weight Watchers International Inc. are teaming up to help employers attack the rising level of obesity and its health-rela...

Churches add fitness facilities as part of ministry outreach, community service; Louisville's Walnut Street church led the way

Churches add fitness facilities as part of ministry outreach, community service; Louisville's Walnut Street church led the way

Unknown 12:26 PM exercise, obesity, public health, religion

More churches are beginning to see health and fitness facilities as potential ministry niches, which can positively influence surrounding co...

Researchers blame Walmart, other bulk suppliers for part of obesity epidemic

Researchers blame Walmart, other bulk suppliers for part of obesity epidemic

Unknown 6:54 AM food, health, obesity, rural health, rural-urban disparities, Wal-Mart

Part of the rise of obesity in America can be linked to the availability of cheap food sold in bulk from warehouse stores like Walmart , say...

Are nutrition rules for schools and day-care centers too much regulation, or steps in the right direction, toward better health?

Are nutrition rules for schools and day-care centers too much regulation, or steps in the right direction, toward better health?

Unknown 4:50 PM child care, childhood obesity, chronic disease, community journalism, health journalism, journalism, newspapers, nutrition, obesity, school lunch, schools

Commentary by Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Paducah Sun' s editorial on Jan. 20 said the Obama administration has oversteppe...

Research suggests eating only during a nine- to 12-hour time period can help maintain healthy weight

Research suggests eating only during a nine- to 12-hour time period can help maintain healthy weight

Unknown 10:32 AM breakfast, diet, food, obesity, research

For a long time, scientists supposed that eating after midnight was unhealthy, but now a study has provided support for the notion. When sci...

Another study suggests that lack of walking and other physical activity damages blood vessels and causes many health issues

Another study suggests that lack of walking and other physical activity damages blood vessels and causes many health issues

Unknown 10:20 AM blood pressure, diabetes, exercise, heart disease, heart health, obesity, physical inactivity, research

If you are looking for a reason to commit to daily exercise in 2015, here are two: The U.S. surgeon general says most of us only exercise ab...

Kentucky drops two spots in America's Health Rankings, based on data since 2012 or earlier

Kentucky drops two spots in America's Health Rankings, based on data since 2012 or earlier

Unknown 7:24 PM diabetes, drug abuse, health rankings, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking

Kentucky dropped two spots in the 25th annual America's Health Rankings report this year and finds itself once again as one of the bott...

Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity

Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity

Unknown 2:00 PM Congress, fast food, food, health policy, health reform, lobbying, nutrition, obesity, public health, restaurants

McDonald's already posts calorie content on its menus In an effort to combat the country's obesity epidemic, the Food and Drug Admi...

Brown fat, already known as a super calorie burner,' could also be a key to treating Type 2 diabetes, study shows

Brown fat, already known as a super calorie burner,' could also be a key to treating Type 2 diabetes, study shows

Unknown 11:05 AM diabetes, nutrition, obesity, research

Better understanding brown fat could lead to future ways of treating obesity and type 2 diabetes, Abby Phillip reports for The Washington P...

Generals say obesity is a national-security issue, and the main medical reason 73% of Ky. young adults can't join the service

Generals say obesity is a national-security issue, and the main medical reason 73% of Ky. young adults can't join the service

Unknown 3:14 PM military, nutrition, obesity, physical fitness, school lunch

"Obesity is the leading medical reason why 73 percent of our young adults cannot qualify for military service" in Kentucky, two fo...

As school-lunch debate puts attention on rejected meals, we might consider a bigger problem: food wasted at home

As school-lunch debate puts attention on rejected meals, we might consider a bigger problem: food wasted at home

Unknown 11:29 AM child obesity, fast food, food, obesity, school health, school lunch, schools, student health, vegetables

The new nutrition rules for school meals have led some students to throw away food they're served. Schools across the country are estima...

Experts suggest ways to win public-policy changes to fight obesity

Experts suggest ways to win public-policy changes to fight obesity

Unknown 1:25 PM childhood obesity, exercise, obesity, physical activity, school lunch, schools

Though the obesity epidemic shows signs of stabilizing, it still carries national security risks—negatively affecting education, agriculture...

State health department issues 'call for action' to fight childhood obesity, seeks help from child-care providers

State health department issues 'call for action' to fight childhood obesity, seeks help from child-care providers

Unknown 9:54 AM child care, childhood obesity, obesity

The state Department for Public Health  has issued a "call for action" to fight childhood obesity, a long-term health burden in wh...

All adults over 45 should be screened for diabetes every three years, but only half are, and the poor are less likely to do so

All adults over 45 should be screened for diabetes every three years, but only half are, and the poor are less likely to do so

Unknown 2:19 PM diabetes, obesity, prevention

Only about half of U.S. adults that the American Diabetes Association recommends to be screened for diabetes are actually being screened, a...

UK gets historic $1.8 million grant to fight obesity in six highly obese counties: Clinton, Elliott, Lewis, Letcher, Logan, Martin

UK gets historic $1.8 million grant to fight obesity in six highly obese counties: Clinton, Elliott, Lewis, Letcher, Logan, Martin

Unknown 10:37 AM Extension Service, federal grants, obesity

The Cooperative Extension Service at the  University of Kentucky  is getting $1.8 million in federal funds over the next three years to fig...

Researchers say aggressively treating pre-diabetes could stop or delay future diabetic complications

Researchers say aggressively treating pre-diabetes could stop or delay future diabetic complications

Unknown 7:12 AM diabetes, exercise, obesity, prevention

Treating pre-diabetes as if it is diabetes could delay or prevent future related health complications, according to doctors from three leadi...