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Tag: overweight

A woman a hat and thumbs up at a race in the desert.
Posted inHealth Inequities

Fat bias at the doctor’s office takes a serious toll

by Liora Engel-Smith February 2, 2021February 1, 2021

By Liora Engel-Smith Alyssa McCord would rather not see a doctor at all. The upstate New York native who now lives in Jacksonville with her husband and daughter attributes some of her reluctance to upbringing. Her parents only went to the doctor when absolutely necessary, she said. The other part of that reluctance, says the […]

Mediterranean food design (!) and cooking by TRG, shows a fish being braised in a pan with red and yellow peppers
Posted inNutrition

UNC’s southern twist on Mediterranean diet keeps diners on track, earns $3.8M grant

by Thomas Goldsmith July 19, 2019July 19, 2019
shows the inside of a corner store.
Posted inChildren's Health

Pediatric Obesity Rates Continue to Increase

by Taylor Knopf March 15, 2018January 23, 2019
Posted inChildren's Health

Probing DNA to Prevent Childhood Obesity

by Rose Hoban December 1, 2017October 3, 2022
A display case at Carolina Country Fresh.
Posted inChronic Disease, NC Health Briefs, Nutrition, State Health Policy

Funds for Food Desert Initiative Move Forward

by Editor May 31, 2016May 30, 2016
Middle-schoolers Cassidy Ward and DeAndre Foote consider soft drink options.
Posted inChildren's Health, Chronic Disease, Featured, Nutrition, Public Health, Rural Health

Kids Find Their Own Way to Healthy Living

by Editor September 1, 2015September 1, 2015

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