Nutrition

Columbia, SC—The most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report from the CDC includes the first county-by-county survey of obesity nationwide, and it found that South Carolina has some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes. The very highest rates were in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, where high rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of the counties. The rates were only slightly less, around 75 percent of the counties, in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,  

The incidence of Type 2 diabetes has increased significantly over the last two decades, affecting both women and men alike. Obesity , often the result of unhealthy diets and lack of exercise, is a major contributor to the development of Type 2 diabetes. But despite the large number of cases diagnosed in the United States, many Americans still lack basic knowledge about the disease.

Many Americans have a very limited understanding of the basic facts about diabetes, as well as the serious consequences for health that accompany the disease   -Sue McLaughlin

 

Researchers at Arizona State University found that when people cut meat and eggs out of their diets, they experience less tension and less confusion. Participants in a control group that continued eating meat and a group that ate fish showed no significant changes in mood. Meatless holiday meals of lentils, winter squash, and perhaps a soy- or wheat-based "turkey" might help prevent the next family feud.  

A university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Officials at historically black Lincoln University said on Friday that the school is simply concerned about high rates of obesity and diabetes, especially in the African-American community. 'We know we're in the midst of an obesity epidemic,' said James L. DeBoy, chairman of Lincoln's department of health, physical edu

We know we're in the midst of an obesity epidemic   -James L DeBoy

 

David Goldblum and Lesley Rigg do not have to beg their 9-year-old daughter to eat her vegetables. That's because Rachel Rigg-Goldblum actually prefers them to most other foods. She and her 6-year-old brother, Aaron, are vegetarians along with their parents.  

Residents of the Branchville community have a chance to get fit. The grand opening of Branchville's new HealthPlex was held Thursday afternoon with local and county dignitaries participating in the ceremony. The new wellness and fitness center, located in Branchville's old community center, was organized through the combined efforts of the Regional Medical Center and the Town of Branchville.

At RMC, we want to keep you healthy   -Betty Henderson

 

I'm going to have to disagree. I feel like the problem is not the ability to afford quality food but rather the knowledge of how to make quality food. You can serve a family of four spaghetti for way less then four meals at McDonald's and its much much healthier.I would say that lack of education is the number one cause of obesity and malnutrition in America.  

 

An Asheville eye doctor said he is prepared to go to court against the N.C. Medical Board if it reprimands him for telling a patient she was fat. Dr. Earl Sunderhaus, of Asheville Eye Center on Tunnel Road, is awaiting word from the board about any actions it may take against him for making cutting criticisms of a female patient, including telling her she was fat and poking her thigh. The Medical Board will decide if Sunderhaus overstepped the bounds of professional decency.

They are chastising me for telling her she should lose some weight because it is raising the cost of health care and it is also bad for her children and she is going to end up with diabetes   -Earl Sunderhaus