Among American cities, the highest rates of walking and cycling to work were in Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Minneapolis and Seattle.
The first step in controlling your cholesterol is a balanced diet and exercise. But, even with a good diet and exercise, you may need medicine to lower your cholesterol
In the news: driving under the influence of prescription drugs; federal funds boost community health clinics; and Whatcom County “super rice” goes global
Programs will seek to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and reduce obesity and tobacco use.
Employers are taking action as studies show their workers’ expanding waistlines hurting company bottom lines, with higher health costs and lower productivity.
“As a culture, we have become used to seeing heavier children so the visual norm has shifted. Because of this, many children are at risk of not receiving help since their parents do not see them as obese.”
With an adult obesity rate of 26 percent, Washington now ranks as the 28th most obese state and is one of the 38 that have an adult obesity rate above 25 percent.
Medicaid patients trapped in state’s hospitals. You may not have that food allergy you think you have. A White House plan to cut childhood obesity.
Consumers are increasingly aware of the link between diet and heart disease.
Goal: End the epidemic of childhood obesity in the U.S. within a generation.
Heart association launches 10-year program to cut heart and stroke deaths 20 percent.
Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill — and watch out for that stuffing
State’s obesity rate has nearly tripled over the past 20 years.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it was reviewing the safety of the weight-loss drug orlistat after receiving reports that 32 people using the drug developed severe liver damage, including reports of six cases of liver failure.
Orlistat is the active ingredient in the prescription weight-loss drug Xenical and the over-the-counter product [...]
The maker of Liberté Méditerranée Wild Blackberry Yogourt is recalling all its 6 oz size product dated September 2 and distributed in the U.S.A. due to concerns it may contained walnuts and plums not included in its ingredients list.
“People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to walnuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening [...]
Consumers should stop using any body building products that are sold with claims they contain steroids or steroid-like substances, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said today.
Many of these products are marketed as dietary supplements but, in fact, contain synthetic substances that can cause serious liver injury, kidney failure, blood clots in the lung [...]
It will cost you roughly twice as much to buy a standard “market basket” of food from PCC in Kirkland than it would if you had shopped at Fred Meyer, a study by University of Washington researchers has found.
Market Basket Price in Dollars by Chain
The purpose of the study was to see if there were [...]
Malt-O-Meal Company is recalling its “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” and its “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” packets, which are sold in variety packs because of concerns of potential Salmonella contamination.
The product affected by this recall includes single-serve packets of “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” and “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” [...]
Seattle-based La Mexicana, Inc. is recalling its Solena Tortilla Chips because they contain milk and milk products not declared on the chip packaging.
Solena Tortilla Chips are sold in clear, 16oz. bags that have the red, white, and green Solena label affixed to the front of the package.
The recalled chips bear the code date of “JUN [...]
Staying sharp as you age
Benedict Carey writes in the New York Times about the work of researchers who are trying to figure out why some people are able to stay mentally sharp well into their 90s.
Carey writes:
“The evidence suggests that people who spend long stretches of their days, three hours and more, engrossed in some [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to stop using Hydroxycut products after reports have linked the popular weight-loss supplement to liver damage.
In an advisory the FDA said it have received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver [...]
Consumers should not eat raw alfalfa sprouts and sprout blends containing alfalfa sprouts until further notice because seeds for the sprouts have been sold throughout the country may be contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
The FDA warns:
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young [...]
More than 30 dietary weight-loss supplements are being recalled after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found they contained Sibutramine, a prescription appetite suppressant
The products, with names like ProSlim Plus, 3 DAYS fit and EIGHT FACTOR DIET, are distributed nationwide by Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc.
“Consumers should not consume the above products and should return the dietary supplements on [...]
People taking 72 weight-loss products sold as herbal remedies and dietary supplements should stop taking them immediately and consult their health care providers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today.
The products which are often marketed as “natural” supplements actually contain potent pharmaceutical ingredients, the FDA said.
“These tainted weight loss products pose a great risk [...]
Three Washington companies have issued recalls of peanut products due to concerns that they might be contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella.
All the companies obtained peanut products from the Peanut Corporation of America, whose plant in Blakely, Georgia has been identified with an Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 640 people nationwide and has been [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to take Venom HYPERDRIVE 3.0, a weight-loss product that is sold as a dietary supplement but which the FDA says contains a potentially dangerous drug sibutramine.
Sibutramine is an appetite suppressant but is considered a controlled substance because it is associated with the risk of [...]
Today, more than one in ten Hispanics age 20 years and older has diabetes. The reasons for this are unknown. Diabetes can run in families, so heredity might play a role. Some researchers believe that certain ethnic groups carry a “thrifty gene”.
People with this gene would be better at storing up food as fat during [...]
Seattle-based Triple B Corporation has issued a recall of its Charlie’s brand yogurt parfait products because they contain walnuts and almonds that are not included in the list of ingredients.
“People who have allergies to walnuts or almonds run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products,” the company warns.
The yogurt [...]
Even modest weight loss can make a big difference in your health and how you feel: a loss of just 5 to 7 percent of your body weight can reduce your blood pressure, lower your risk of diabetes, and improve your cholesterol levels.
But how to get started?
In today’s column, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the U.S. [...]
Honey often mislabeled and adulterated
The international honey trade is “fire with crime and intrigue” with honey traders “resorting to elaborate schemes to dodge tariffs and health safeguards”, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer senior correspondent Andrew Schneider reports in a two-part investigative series on the honey industry.
As a result, Schneider warns, don’t believe the label. “You may be [...]
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing. The Seattle Times and its local news partners tackle the topic together. Project home
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