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A CDC report released last week shows population data from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35 ...

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A new Health Blueprint for Southwest Virginia maps out the biggest challenges in the region. Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity were among the top health risks.

The corner bodega or neighborhood Kwik-E-Mart could be fueling childhood obesity in the United States, a new study suggests.

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More than 1 in 3 adults are obese in 23 states, including Georgia. That’s according to the latest data from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But, according to projections, ...

An alarming 41.4 percent of the state's children fall into this category. This rate towers above the US national average ...