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Measures of obesity and severe obesity are determined according to body mass index, a calculation based on height and weight.
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More Americans said they’re on diets to lose weight or for other health reasons compared with a decade ago.
Tuesday experts gathered to discuss the Nevada Health Rankings released annually by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ranking counties in Nevada based on their current state of health.
Nearly a third of Nevada's children are either overweight or obese, and experts say that number isn't showing much improvement. Now, a statewide partnership is working to help students, parents, and teachers in an attempt to change the trend.
The Washoe County School District says this year's Nevada Moves Day is postponed due to weather, and is rescheduled for this Friday.
A report just released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has ranked Washoe County fifth overall in the 2016 Nevada County Health Rankings.
Medicine
A new study suggests much more work needs to be done when it comes to young people and heart disease deaths. And the focus needs to be put on women especially.
A new study suggests much more work needs to be done when it comes to young people and heart disease deaths.
And the focus needs to be put on women especially.
Food
The American Academy of Pediatrics is reminding families that it's never too early to start living a healthy lifestyle to prevent obesity.
Legislation
Lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would define obesity as a chronic disease and require an annual report about what's being done to fight it in Nevada.