.A salmonella outbreak has now made 410 people in 43 states sick. It may also be linked to the deaths of three people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says peanut butter is the “likely source” of the nationwide infection.

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Diabetes is skyrocketing in the United States. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the rate of new cases of diabetes has nearly doubled over the past 10 years. The main reasons? The growing number of obesity and sedentary lifestyles.

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The obesity epidemic is getting worse. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows about 25.6 percent of adults in the U.S. are obese – up nearly two-percent from 2005.

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Jalapeno peppers could be partly to blame for the salmonella outbreak that has made 1,017 people sick. It is the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade.

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The Salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes has now made 756 people sick across the country. It may be the largest outbreak of Salmonella from tomatoes in the U.S.

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Nearly 24 million people in the United States now have diabetes – that’s an increase of more than three million in two years, according to a new report from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means almost eight-percent of people in the U.S. have the disease, mostly type-2 diabetes which is linked with [...]

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Obesity kills more than 25,000 people a year in the United States. People who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop serious health problems including the following:

High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Gallbladder disease
Osteoarthritis
Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)

Obesity is a growing health crisis in the United States [...]

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