Boost In Childhood Obesity Likely As A Result Of COVID-19

The Kids Aren't All Right:  COVID-19-Fueled Stress Eating, Inequities, Lack Of Fitness Expected To Boost Obesity, Experts Say by Jayne O'Donnell and Adrianna Rodriguez.  USA TODAY.  October 14, 2020.   

New York Times Maps Where U.S. Residents Are At Increased Risk For Covid-19

Where Chronic Health Conditions And Coronavirus Could Collide by Nadja Popovich, Anjali Singhvi and Matthew Conlen.  The New York Times.  May 18, 2020.

Underlying Health Conditions Maps Perfecting With Georgia Counties Hit Hardest By COVID-19

Forecast:  Georgia's Coronavirus Hots Spots In Possible Next Wave by Jon Shirek.  11Alive.  May 19, 2020.

The Coronavirus's Unique Threat To The South

The Coronavirus's Unique Threat To The South by Vann R. Newkirk II.  The Atlantic.  April 2, 2020.

Undernourished And Overweight Are No Longer Separate Public Health Issues

More Than 1 in 3 Low- And Middle-Income Countries Face Both Extremes of Malnutrition.  University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill.  December 16, 2019,

Within 10 Years Over Half Of The Nation And Twenty Five Percent Will Be Severely Obese

Half Of America Will Be Obese Within 10 Years, Study Says, Unless We Work Together by Sandee Lamotte.  CNN.  December 19, 2019.

Study: More Harmful Incidents A Child Suffers, The More Likely Health Suffers Later

 US Health Officials Link Childhood Trauma To Adult Illness by Mike Stobbe.  AP.  November 5, 2019.

Obesity, Like Cancer, Is Not One Disease: Why Is That Crucial?

Why Isn't There A Diet That Works For Everyone?  by Kim Tingley.  The New York Times.  October 24, 2019.

US Leads The Way In Obesity As A Burden On Healthcare

This Is Where Obesity Places The Biggest Burden On Health Care by Johnny Wood.  World Economic Forum.

Slowing Heart Disease Progress: Obesity Is Likely To Blame

Heart Disease Progress Is Slowing Or Stalling, Study Says.  Obesity Is Likely To Blame by Lindsey Bever.  The Washington Post.  August 27, 2019. 

Globally Obesity Is Increasingly An Rural Problem

Rural Areas Drive Increases In Global Obesity by Barry M. Popkin.  Nature.  May 8, 2019. 

Correlation Between Obesity And Income Began 30 Years Ago: Why?

A Correlation Between Obesity And Income Has Only Developed In The Past 30 Years.  Springer/Science Daily.  December 11, 2018.

Obesity Responsible For 4% Of Cancers Worldwide: Study

Excess Body Weight Responsible For 4% Of Cancers Worldwide, Study Says by Naomi Thomas.  CNN.  December 12, 2018. 

In Every State, At Least 1 In 5 Adults Is Obese

Obesity Tops 35 Percent In 7 U.S. States by Health Day News/UPI.  September 12, 2018.

Obesity Rates Higher In Country Than City

Obesity Rates Higher In Country Than City by Nicholas Bakalar.  The New York Times.  June 21, 2018.

Dangerous Health Disparities Among The States

Warning Signs:  New US Health Study Reveals 'Dangerous Disparities' Among States.  Institute For Health Metrics And Evaluation/University of Washington.  April 10, 2018

Inflammation, Driven By Obesity, Reduces The Number of Taste Buds On Tongues Of Mice

How Obesity Dulls The Sense Of Taste.  PLOS/Science Daily.  March 20, 2018. 

Language To Motivate Change For The Overweight Child

How Not To Talk To A Child Who Is Overweight by Perri Klass, M.D.  The New York Times.  November 20, 2017. 

Stress, Trauma Associated With Higher Odds of Being Obese

Stressful Events Can Increase Women's Odds Of Obesity by American Heart Association/Medical Xpress.  November 15, 2017. 

Obesity At All Time High For All Adults

Obesity Among All US Adults Reaches All-Time High by Victoria Larned.  CNN.  October 13, 2017.