Future of Healthcare. Healthcare as an industry is changing through technology, medical and research innovations, physician reform and hospital re-organizations. Dr. David Samadi will explore long term issues, debates innovations directly influencing the healthcare industry and what both healthcare professionals and patients need to know.
In the United States, the average person consumes 80 grams or 20 teaspoons each day. In 2012, this averaged out to be about 130 pounds of sugar per person consumed a year. Over the years, our love affair with everything sweet has become a bitter pill to swallow with respect in how it’s harming our health.
Read MoreObesity still plagues millions of Americans, as rates remain high in most states, a new report finds. The South and Midwest have the highest adult obesity rates, making up 23 of the 25 states with rates now topping 30 percent. In 42 states, blacks have obesity rates of 30 percent or more, as do Hispanics in 30 states. Obesity rates of 30 percent or more among whites are found in 13 states, the findings showed. The obesity epidemic is one of the nation's most serious health crises
Read MoreThe best way to reduce your risk for obesity, prevent obesity, or get your obesity under control is to exercise regularly, eating a healthy diet, knowing your triggers that make you want to eat more than you should, checking your weight on a regular basis, and learning how to live a healthy lifestyle that lasts for the rest of your life instead of just temporarily. But now staggering new statistics about the obesity rates in America by state have been released. Read on.
Read MoreAmericans are getting bigger and in this case bigger is not better. New research from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed staggering data of the realities of weight in America. Here are some of the key findings.
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