/tags/obesity Obesity en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-10/a-vaccine-to-prevent-weight-gain-could-soon-be-a-reality-this-cu-scientist-thinks-the-research-is-promising A CU researcher made an interesting discovery recently. He found that injecting mice with a strain of helpful bacteria prevented weight gain – even in mice that were fed the equivalent of an all-fast food diet. He joined In The NoCo to talk about why this could be a promising solution for obesity in humans. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-10/a-vaccine-to-prevent-weight-gain-could-soon-be-a-reality-this-cu-scientist-thinks-the-research-is-promising In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /regional-news/2023-04-21/groups-work-to-ditch-the-soda-in-tribal-communities-where-water-scarcity-feeds-childhood-obesity In the Southwest, tribal health organizations are finding ways to counter the factors – including the lack of access to clean drinking water – that contribute to high rates of childhood obesity in Native communities. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:03:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-21/groups-work-to-ditch-the-soda-in-tribal-communities-where-water-scarcity-feeds-childhood-obesity Emma VandenEinde /2019-12-23/alarming-obesity-study-delivers-warning-even-to-active-westerners As we get ready to chow down on holiday foods over the next couple of weeks, a new study has some grim news. It projects half of Americans will be obese... Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:52:09 GMT /2019-12-23/alarming-obesity-study-delivers-warning-even-to-active-westerners Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck /2019-10-10/utahs-youth-obesity-rate-lowest-in-the-country Mountain West states have some of the lowest rates of youth obesity in the country, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.... Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:46:05 GMT /2019-10-10/utahs-youth-obesity-rate-lowest-in-the-country Noah Glick /health/2016-10-25/soda-taxes-coming-soon-to-a-city-near-you Taxes on sugary drinks, the current cause célèbre in public health circles, are enjoying a moment in the spotlight this voting season. At least four… Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:00:00 GMT /health/2016-10-25/soda-taxes-coming-soon-to-a-city-near-you Harvest Public Media /health/2016-02-25/colorados-vices-and-changing-population-are-starting-to-take-a-toll-on-our-healthy-rep Colorado is, overall, one of the healthiest states in the country – but things are starting to change as the population grows and ages. One of the… Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:02:20 GMT /health/2016-02-25/colorados-vices-and-changing-population-are-starting-to-take-a-toll-on-our-healthy-rep Bente Birkeland /health/2016-02-24/three-disparities-that-show-a-coloradans-health-can-vary-by-where-they-live Colorado residents have vastly different health outcomes, based in part on where they live in the state. Rocky Mountain PBS °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ analyzed health data from… Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:47:18 GMT /health/2016-02-24/three-disparities-that-show-a-coloradans-health-can-vary-by-where-they-live Bente Birkeland /health/2015-09-17/colorado-kids-need-less-screen-time-to-be-as-lean-as-adults The number of children in Colorado who are obese has plateaued, but that’s not good news according to the state department of public health.The state’s… Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:51:06 GMT /health/2015-09-17/colorado-kids-need-less-screen-time-to-be-as-lean-as-adults /health/2015-05-28/new-poll-says-colorado-springs-bumps-boulder-as-the-slimmest Colorado Springs residents are the slimmest in the nation, according to polling.Gallup and Healthways polling found that in 2014, Colorado Springs had the… Thu, 28 May 2015 19:42:19 GMT /health/2015-05-28/new-poll-says-colorado-springs-bumps-boulder-as-the-slimmest /health/2014-10-20/new-advocacy-group-wants-to-make-colorado-healthier-starting-at-the-state-capitol A new Colorado nonprofit will soon venture into the halls of the state capitol advocating for policy change in health care.Healthier Colorado officially… Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMT /health/2014-10-20/new-advocacy-group-wants-to-make-colorado-healthier-starting-at-the-state-capitol Erin O'Toole