obesity

Data on Kaiser 'Exercise as a Vital Sign' Still Preliminary

Physicians hope that by talking to patients about their physical activity levels they can get information about barriers, and advocate for changes in the community
February 7, 2013 – Despite numerous correlations between exercise and long-term health, doctors don't necessarily ask patients how often they work out and what they do – unless the patient is being seen for a sports injury, heart problem or other issue directly related to exercise. Read More >>

Healthcare Workers Face Challenges with Obesity

Mary Lou Hennrich, who runs the Oregon Health Policy Institute, is convinced that by changing company policies, employers can help their workers lose weight
  January 2, 2012 -- It’s the little things that you don’t notice that make a difference when it comes to weight gain and company policies can do a lot to help employees lose weight, says Mary Lou Hennrich, the founding head of CareOregon who now runs the Oregon Public Health Institute. Hennrich should know. She’s one of the many who packed on pounds over the years – some 40 of them. Just a few years ago she had 165 pounds on a 5’3” frame, leaving her with a Body Mass Index or BMI of 29.2 – not far from a BMI of 30 that classifies you as obese. Read More >>

Junk Food Four Meals a Day – Yum!

Now we’re being told by Taco Bell that everyone needs to start eating a fourth meal after dinner
OPINION – June 20, 2012 -- You may not know the Yum! Corporation, but you know its subsidiaries – Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC. These franchises also have a lifetime contract to serve Pepsi drinks at almost all their restaurants.   Read More >>

Kaiser Facing Off on Obesity Epidemic

A documentary shown Monday evening, “The Weight of the Nation,” brought together health professionals to examine the way our food system has led to obesity
May 9, 2012 -- “More and more Americans are overweight then ever before,” said Dr. Jeffrey Weisz, president and executive medical director of Kaiser Permanente, who introduced part four of the HBO documentary series, “The Weight of the Nation,” at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Monday night. Read More >>

Kaiser Permanente Northwest Presents the Portland Free Premier of HBO’s Documentary 'The Weight of the Nation'

April 27, 2012 -- WHAT: The obesity epidemic affects 97 million Americans and contributes to six of the 10 leading causes of death in this country. More than two-thirds of U.S. adults age 20 and over are overweight or obese, while one-third of the nation’s children and adolescents age two to 19 are overweight or obese. This epidemic has
become one of the most urgent health issues affecting our nation. Read More >>

Environmental Health Conference Focuses on How Toxic Chemicals Influence Obesity

Known as obesogens, these chemicals influence weight gain by disrupting hormones that drive appetite and physical activity
February 17, 2012 -- Next time you struggle to put down that extra slice of pizza or get off the couch you might not feel so guilty about your lack of motivation, but new research suggests you may want to consider the role the environment may have played in your eating habits. Read More >>

Albany Man Competes for $100,000 on “The Biggest Loser”

Patrick Ferrari appears on the NBC program next Tuesday evening, competing with 12 other contestants to see who’s lost the most weight
December 8, 2011 – Since he’s been a teenager, Patrick Ferrari has coveted food. To him, every day was like Thanksgiving – he’d eat until he was stuffed. By the time he graduated from college, Ferrari, who stands 6’3,” weighed 401 pounds. Read More >>

Albany Man Competes for $100,000 on “The Biggest Loser”

Patrick Ferrari appears on the NBC program next Tuesday evening, competing with 12 other contestants to see who’s lost the most weight
December 8, 2011 – Since he’s been a teenager, Patrick Ferrari has coveted food. To him, every day was like Thanksgiving – he’d eat until he was stuffed. By the time he graduated from college, Ferrari, who stands 6’3,” weighed 401 pounds. Read More >>

Abortion Training, Childhood Obesity Catch Medical Students’ Attention

Richard Bruno, a third-year medical student joined his peers in drafting policy recommendations for the American Association of Family Providers
August 17, 2011 -- OHSU medical student Richard Bruno has taken his passions – healthier diets for kids, improved working conditions for medical students, preserving access to abortion training and investigating the feasibility of a single-payer healthcare system – to a national level. Read More >>

Advocates urge Legislature to Address Oregon’s Obesity Epidemic

Despite legislation introduced to curb obesity, which accounts for 34 percent of healthcare growth, by taxing sugar-sweetened beverages, lawmakers fail to act
June 15, 2011— Efforts to combat the growing problem of obesity appear to have fallen on deaf ears this legislative session. Read More >>
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