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Why we keep going

Your Local Epidemiologist

Health divisions are gone, and programs are gutted HIV prevention? Gun violence prevention? TB prevention? Lead poisoning prevention? And, public health programs are all about prevention—which is not only good for our health but can be much cheaper than treating disease. Obesity and Covid.

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Q&A with Anthony Anderson: “I Got Real About my Type 2 Diabetes—and I Never Looked Back”

Black Health Matters

While type 2 diabetes prevalence is widely acknowledged, the increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and major cardiovascular (CV) events like stroke, heart attack, and death2 remains less understood. At first, I went on medication and followed a plan, but looking back, I didnt take the disease too seriously.

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How Pharmacy Benefit Managers Drive Up the Cost of Health Care

Mercola

In the featured video, independent journalist Tucker Carlson interviews Brigham Buhler founder and CEO of Ways2Well, a preventative care and health optimization platform about how the health insurance industry works to keep us in poor health. Thus, the system subtly discourages prevention.

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Here's what we're getting ourselves into

Your Local Epidemiologist

the rise of chronic disease), seems willing to push back against the food industry, and has tapped into the frustrations many Americans have with health institutions. For example, he correctly states that sugary, ultra-processed drinks like soda are not healthy; there is solid evidence they contribute to obesity ).

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BHM Winter Summit Rewind: Exploring the Impact of Nutrition & Exercise on Your Health

Black Health Matters

The Journal of the American Heart Association reports that In the United States, overweight and obesity are chronic diseases that contribute to excess morbidity and mortality. Information regarding obesity has not kept pace with rising obesity rates. Shame can prevent education.

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By the Numbers — The State of America’s Health Today

Mercola

The modern health care system is failing at its most basic function preventing disease and promoting health. Chronic illness has become the norm in the Western world, and despite decades of technical advancements, rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and autoimmune disorders continue to climb.

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Commission finds new way to define obesity

The Hill

A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the commonly referenced body max index (BMI) and instead approaching the condition similarly to chronic illnesses to improve decision making when it comes therapies and public health strategies. percent of U.S. In the U.S.,