Nutrition and Physical Activity: News & Resources

Vital Signs, April 2016 - What if the difference between health and chronic illness was something as simple as a five-minute walk? Recent research suggests that sitting less and moving more throughout the day can make a major difference in overall health.

The food one eats has an enormous effect on one’s health, yet many consumers, bombarded with study after study about what’s good and what’s bad to eat, are confused. In some cases, the studies offer conflicting information. This program will look at such questions as: What IS the impact of food on...

Walking, with the highest stick-with-it rate of any form of exercise, is an easy, fun, and affordable activity that improves cardiovascular health, reduces the risk of heart disease, lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, and increases energy.

Fewer than two in ten Americans get the recommended levels of exercise and more than a quarter of adults don't spend any time in physical activity.

Today in this era of evidence-based medicine, good evidence supports the idea that vitamin D not only boosts the immune system, helping to prevent colds and flu, and many other health benefits.

Obesity and overweight are two of the nation's biggest health problems, affecting people of all ages, contributing to rising levels of chronic disease, and driving up health care costs to uncharted levels.

A few tips on how to get you started eating right.

How to determine whether your weight is in the healthy range.

Information on some of the health issues that are associated with overweight and obesity.

Information on the benefits of physical activity, and how to get active.

Local and national web resources on breastfeeding.

Today, obesity in America -- and indeed throughout the world -- is a runaway freight train heading down the track of public health.