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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You know I talk a lot about the obesity epidemic in this country here at FFTV, but this is something that even shocked me. New research finds if things don’t change, most American adults – 86 percent – will be overweight or obese by the year 2030. 86 percent!

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I feel like the the bearer of bad news this week after just telling you about the American Academy of Pediatrics recommending some children as young as eight take cholesterol lowering drugs. Now a new study from the University of Michigan says with so many overweight and obese children, there will soon be a dramatic [...]

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