Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Redlining and lower food access were directly associated with higher obesity prevalence. Specifically, redlining ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People who lived in historically redlined neighborhoods were more likely to have cardiometabolic diseases. Steps ...

(NewMediaWire) - November 11, 2024 - DALLAS-- Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity were more common and linked to reduced access to healthy foods among people who live in ...

Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity were more common and linked to reduced access to healthy foods among people who live in neighborhoods previously subjected to redlining, ...

Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis utilizing data from the 2019 National Survey of Children’s Health to assess the link between household food insecurity and obesity in US adolescents. A ...

Obesity is linked to increased financial hardship, food insecurity, and medication nonadherence, even after adjusting for socioeconomic factors. Antiobesity medications like semaglutide may reduce ...

Two major grocery closures are creating expanded food deserts affecting thousands of Kansas City area residents on both sides of the state line. Current food desert patterns mirror 1930s redlining ...

Nearly 23% of people with obesity in the United States have reported food insecurity, compared with 15% of people with moderate weight. This association with obesity has doubled since 1999–2000, ...

Obesity rates among Black children rose significantly, with disparities linked to social determinants of health and environmental factors. Food insecurity, prevalent in low-income communities, ...