Kentucky drops two spots in America's Health Rankings, based on data since 2012 or earlier

Kentucky dropped two spots in the 25th annual America's Health Rankings report this year and finds itself once again as one of the bott...

Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity

McDonald's already posts calorie content on its menus In an effort to combat the country's obesity epidemic, the Food and Drug Admi...

Brown fat, already known as a super calorie burner,' could also be a key to treating Type 2 diabetes, study shows

Better understanding brown fat could lead to future ways of treating obesity and type 2 diabetes, Abby Phillip reports for The Washington P...

Generals say obesity is a national-security issue, and the main medical reason 73% of Ky. young adults can't join the service

"Obesity is the leading medical reason why 73 percent of our young adults cannot qualify for military service" in Kentucky, two fo...

As school-lunch debate puts attention on rejected meals, we might consider a bigger problem: food wasted at home

The new nutrition rules for school meals have led some students to throw away food they're served. Schools across the country are estima...

Experts suggest ways to win public-policy changes to fight obesity

Though the obesity epidemic shows signs of stabilizing, it still carries national security risks—negatively affecting education, agriculture...

State health department issues 'call for action' to fight childhood obesity, seeks help from child-care providers

The state Department for Public Health  has issued a "call for action" to fight childhood obesity, a long-term health burden in wh...

All adults over 45 should be screened for diabetes every three years, but only half are, and the poor are less likely to do so

Only about half of U.S. adults that the American Diabetes Association recommends to be screened for diabetes are actually being screened, a...

UK gets historic $1.8 million grant to fight obesity in six highly obese counties: Clinton, Elliott, Lewis, Letcher, Logan, Martin

The Cooperative Extension Service at the  University of Kentucky  is getting $1.8 million in federal funds over the next three years to fig...

Researchers say aggressively treating pre-diabetes could stop or delay future diabetic complications

Treating pre-diabetes as if it is diabetes could delay or prevent future related health complications, according to doctors from three leadi...

Most overweight diabetics don't know how much to exercise for weight loss, and they don't exercise enough

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many overweight people with diabetes don't exercise enough for weight loss, and they also don...

Kentucky ranks fifth in obesity and its high-schoolers rank first

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Obesity and health problems go hand in hand, and Kentuckians are known for both. Kentucky now has th...

KET series to explore how chemistry, technology, fast food, "supersizing," marketing, and lobbying have made us fat

KET will air a three-part  series , "Men Who Made Us Fat," in which Jacques Peretti blames American obesity on high-fructose corn...

Appalachian Kentucky has much of what it needs to improve its poor health status, key federal officials agree

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Appalachian Kentucky has the enthusiasm, creativity, people and facilities needed to greatly improve its di...

KET will look Monday night at why lack of sleep is bad for your health, and offer advice on improving sleep quality

We live in a country where a third of adults report that they get less than six hours of sleep a night, which doesn't seem like a big de...

Busy Woodford County girl is one of 20 youth ambassadors in national campaign against childhood obesity

Genna Ringler of Woodford County has been named to the youth advisory board of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation , a national anti-chi...

Women leading Kentucky health: State health commissioner sees 'stars aligned' for Kentucky to finally get healthier

Health Commissioner Stephanie Mayfield Gibson This is the third in a series of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who ha...

Health issues facing Appalachia, focus of CDC director's tour, could be a forewarning of where the country is heading

The chronic health issues of Appalachia, the focus of a recent tour by the head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , ...

Leaders in health care and education meet on child obesity and what can be done about it, and not just in the schools

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Children who are physically active are likely to be better learners, but not enough Kentucky schools seem t...

CDC director to attend a series of events Aug. 4-6 to talk about health issues in Appalachian Ky.; public is invited to attend

The director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will participate in four events in Eastern Kentucky next week to disc...