Study finds nearly one third of U.S. calories come from sugar and drinks
A broad caloric intake study led by Gladys Block at UC Berkeley shows sweets and desserts, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages provide about 25 percent of daily calories, with salty snacks and fruit drinks adding 5 percent. Healthy foods like fruits and vegetables total around 10 percent.
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Gladys Block
University of California At Berkeley
U.S
Driving time linked to higher obesity risk in Atlanta study
A 10,500 resident Atlanta metro survey links longer daily car use with greater obesity risk. Each extra 30 minutes of driving increases obesity odds by about 3 percent, while living within a half mile of shops cuts risk by 7 percent compared with longer drives.
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Metro Atlanta
Atesco
Atlanta
Cancer Surges Down as Lung Cancer Declines for Women
The annual Cancer report shows overall cancer death rates fall 1.1 percent yearly since 1993 and new cancer cases down about 0.5 percent per year. Notably, female lung cancer diagnoses have declined about 2 percent annually since 1998 and female mortality has leveled off since 1995, signaling a turning point in women’s lung cancer. Minority groups still face higher death rates than whites.
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Ashington
Cancer
Ahmedin
Cancer survival improves five year rates rise nationwide
Jemal of the American Cancer Society and researchers from the National Cancer Institute the CDC and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries report lung cancer remains the top killer yet shows a decline among men since the early 1990s as older smokers die and fewer young men smoke. Five year survival now reaches 99.3 percent for prostate cancer and 88 percent for breast cancer reflecting earlier detection and treatment progress.
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Jemal
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Brenda Edwards
NCI
Food allergies afflict 11 million Americans in rising crisis
A Durham mother shields her severely allergic 26 month old by sanitizing seats before a children's show. The 11 million Americans affected by food allergies face life threatening reactions to peanuts nuts dairy eggs. Experts warn of rising cases, hospital ER visits and a push for stronger labeling to help families avoid dangerous foods.
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Caillou
Durham
N.C
Trish Gavankar
Marysa
Gavankar
American Academy of Allergy
Fairfax
Journal of Allergy
Alan Aarons
Carolina Allergy and
Asthma
U.S. Senate
Senate
House of Representatives
Risk reduction gaps in heart disease patients highlighted
A study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds women at risk take aspirin far less than men and both genders show limited adherence to diet and exercise advice. Among high risk groups, only 45 percent of women and 58 percent of men use aspirin, while two thirds exercise and diet changes are common but not universal.
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Journal of Preventive Medicine
Catherine Kim
University of Michigan Medical School
Gloria Beckles
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
CDS
Kim
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