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May 23, 2022 | 3:00 PM

Obesity is a health epidemic

By Scott LaMar/WITF

September 28, 2021 | 3:00 PM

Childhood obesity rates climbed during pandemic

Children have not escaped the pandemic weight gain, in fact, because they have spent time away from school and activities the potential for gaining weight, gained steam. One researcher is calling the rise in childhood obesity as ‘staggering.’

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

July 28, 2021 | 1:11 PM

Study links genetic variant to lower obesity risk

The research, with ties to central Pa., offers hope for people struggling with their weight.

By Brett Sholtis

February 28, 2021 | 8:34 AM

Obesity specialist says BMI is a ‘Good Measure’ for vaccine priority group

Several cities across the country that count obesity as an underlying condition have opened COVID-19 vaccine appointments to people with a body mass index of 30 or higher — the medical benchmark for obesity.

By Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Emma Bowman/NPR

August 6, 2020 | 11:29 AM

America’s obesity epidemic threatens effectiveness of any COVID vaccine

Scientists in the emerging field of immunometabolism are finding obesity also interferes with the body’s immune response

By Sarah Varney/Kaiser Health News

Event Date: 20180418

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Obesity is a health epidemic

Childhood obesity rates climbed during pandemic

Study links genetic variant to lower obesity risk

Obesity specialist says BMI is a ‘Good Measure’ for vaccine priority group

America’s obesity epidemic threatens effectiveness of any COVID vaccine

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Study finds fat-shaming harms health

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