MS. WINFIELD CUNNINGHAM: Hello, and welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Paige Winfield Cunningham, the editor of The Health 202 newsletter here at The Post, and today we’re going to be talking about the obesity epidemic that affects more than 40 percent of Americans and now is the second leading cause of death in the United States.
My first guest today is Ohio Congressman Dr. Brad Wenstrup. Welcome to...
Children and adolescents gained weight at a significantly faster rate during the pandemic than compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the CDC.
The rate at which children and adolescents in the U.S. gained weight nearly doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with younger school-aged children and those already...
Two recent observational studies looked at the cardiovascular health of people who incorporated more plant-based foods into their diets.
One study followed participants for 32 years and found that people with more plant-based diets had lower rates of heart disease.
The other study focused on women’s health and learned that women in the postmenopausal stage of life with more plant-centered diets also had a...
Changes in the brain can start decades before a person begins to experience cognitive decline and dementia .
There is currently no cure for dementia, so strategies to prevent the condition through lifestyle changes are essential.
A large study has found a link between eating foods rich in antioxidants called flavonoids and a significantly reduced risk of experiencing early signs of cognitive...