obesity epidemic

New Study Suggests Americans May Have Gained Two Pounds a Month in Lockdown

March 29, 2021 by Sage Edwards

A new study published in the peer-reviewed JAMA Network Open suggests that Americans may have gained 20 pounds over the course of the last year. Notably, the study was very small and not extremely diverse. Only about 300 people participated… [read]

1 in 5 Adolescents in the U.S. is Prediabetic

December 23, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: December 23, 2019

The health, food, and education systems in the United States are failing young people. According to a new study from JAMA Pediatrics, an estimated 18 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 18 are prediabetic, while 24 percent of young adults… [read]