Category: Fitness
The top-ranked Seattle neighborhoods: Denny Triangle, South Lake Union, Bell, Cascade, Ballard, First Hill, Downtown, University District, Waterfront and Capitol Hill.
Fewer than half of primary care physicians for adults talk to their patients about diet, exercise and weight management consistently.
Most kids in the U.S. now watch three to four hours of television a day, or 20 to 20 hours a week–too much, say health officials.
The program is offering states $100 million to reward Medicaid recipients who make an effort to quit smoking or keep their weight, blood pressure or cholesterol levels in check.
Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children and teens under the age of 18 in Washington.
Experts say you can reduce the risk of developing these problems with lifestyle changes that include eating a healthy diet. But with racks full of books and magazines about food and recipes, what is the best diet for a healthy heart?
Fiber—you know it’s good for you. But if you’re like many Americans, you don’t get enough. In fact, most of us get less than half the recommended amount of fiber each day.
Why do older people get cancer more often than the young? Is broccoli all it’s cracked up to be? Why do some bacteria cause cancer in some people, but not others? And, fat: it’s a lot more complicated than you think.
One study found that almost all the weight people had gained over the course of a year could be explained by the pounds they added over the holiday period.
New Year’s resolutions—they’re easy to make but easier to break. Why is it so hard to make the healthy changes that we know can help us feel better and live longer? And why is it so hard to make them last? NIH-funded scientists are learning more about how we can make healthy changes and, even more important, how we can sustain them
A new study finds that heat-injury rates are on the rise for all age groups, and football-playing boys are among the most vulnerable.
Researchers also found that nearly half of all injuries occurred among those ages 19 and under, and 48 percent of all exertional heat injuries in boys under 19 happened while playing football.
Part of the problem is people neglecting to take commonsense precautions − like staying hydrated − and knowing when to come in out of the sun.
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