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Obesity
Telebriefing Transcript
Overweight and Obesity: Clearing the Confusion
DR. GERBERDING: Good afternoon. I especially want to thank my CDC colleagues who are here to support us in this effort and our guests.
We have some special experts who will be contributing to this media briefing today.
We're here today to clear up some confusion around the relationship between obesity and overweight to the negative health consequences that we all know are associated.
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Types of Blood Pressure Medications
Here's a rundown on the main types of drugs and how they work. Often, two or more drugs work better than one.
For more information, select the type of medication from the list.
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Health Sciences Center Publishes Obesity Atlas
Morgantown, W.V. - West Virginians come in all shapes and sizes. But health experts say that in some parts of the state we're becoming larger - and statistics place us on the heavy side of the scale, compared to other parts of the country. It's not just an image problem - being overweight or obese is associated with a long list of health risks, including heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
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The best action you can take to improve your health is to quit smoking.
Many people gain weight when they quit smoking. Even so, the best action you can take to improve your health is to quit smoking. Focus on stopping smoking first. Then you can continue to improve your health in other ways. These may include reaching and staying at a healthy weight for life.
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Start with these Simple Steps …
The average American typically gains 1-3 pounds per year which can be prevented through small increases in physical activity and small decreases in the total amount of calories eaten each day.
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Labor Takes Longer For Overweight and Obese Women
Pregnant women who are overweight or obese progress through labor more slowly than do normal weight women, according to a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health.
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