Latino adults are more likely to have diabetes than non-latino individuals. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) knows that learning how to create a well-balanced meal may help many Latino families understand how to eat healthy. A bilingual, interactive tool called "Create your plate", has been created by ADA that allows Latinos to create healthy meals by offering portion size recommendations as well as tips on popular common healthy Latin foods. Healthy foods are an important step in preventing diabetes and tools like these may help empower individuals to make nutritious eating choices. To access the "Create your plate" tool, check out the English and Spanish versions ...
Heart age is the estimated age of your heart and vascular system based on individual and behavioral factors. Heart age illustrates your risk for heart attack and stroke. The good news is that many of these factors are modifiable. According to the CDC, the most common reasons for a higher heart age that can be changed or managed are: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and diabetes. At any age, you can make your heart younger by modifying these factors to reduce your risk. Eating healthy and staying physically active are two of the most beneficial modifications you can make. In addition to reducing your heart age, they also reduce your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and diabetes. Check out ...
Yolanda Molina was diagnosed with cancer after Daisy, her Yorkie/Schnauzer hit her left breast. “The pain was so severe that tears rolled down my face,” Molina said. Two days after the incident, Yolanda found out she had breast cancer. “It’s said that God does not give us more than we can handle. I had been diabetic for28 years and under a doctor’s care for clinical depression, so I already had two strikes against me. After my first chemo treatment, I thought at the time that death had to be better,” Molina said. After going through chemo, diabetes and depression Yolanda won the battle against cancer. “Through it all, Daisy has been constantly by my side. I think about the night she “found” my lump. I think that her jumping on me made the lump come out. I ...
How do we see through false advertising claims from unhealthy food ads? One third of American kids are overweight or obese. These numbers of obesity rates rise in lower income neighborhoods and cause disease, diabetes, and joint deterioration. We make poor food choices, but what are they influenced by? Taking advantage of knowledge about food advertising, and food literacy education, the new Food Fight Toolkit helps schools, students, parents and staff learn how to make better buying decisions with health in ...
RJ Manchester and Erica Asti, staffers at the Florida Hospital for Children, along with Dr. Angela Fals and her team, spent years working with obese children and families in their Central Florida CCFW clinic. The local childhood overweight and obesity rates ranged from 32% in Orange County (28.7% Latino population) to 64% in Osceola County (48.6% Latino). The team was growing increasingly concerned about younger and younger patients with obesity-related health complications. “We were having some of the youngest patients we’ve ever had in the weight and wellness clinic with pre-diabetes and diabetes,” Asti said. They wanted to step up in a big way.
An underlying issue: No P.E. Asti and Manchester and the CCFW team discovered that many parents misidentified their ...
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Jefferson Dental Clinics Cavities. Untreated, worsening tooth decay. Gums that pull away from teeth and form gaps, allowing infections and plaque to spread. This isn’t a horror story—it’s the reality of dental health in the Latino community. Latinos suffer high rates of tooth decay, and have high rates of periodontal disease (gums pulling away from teeth). Latino men are the least likely of all groups to seek dental care, and three-times as many older Latinos than whites will not receive treatment for tooth decay. Poor oral health leads to heart disease, stroke and diabetes, which disproportionately impact Latinos. “The Latino community must take an active approach in monitoring and caring for their dental health, or prepare to face ...
U.S. adult obesity rates remained mostly steady―but high―this past year, although Latino adults and children continue to suffer higher rates than whites, according to a new report by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The report found that adult obesity rates increased in six states and remained stable in the rest. “Stabilizing rates is an accomplishment. However, given the continued high rates, it isn’t time to celebrate” because obesity increases the risk for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, said Dr. Jeffrey Levi of TFAH. “We’ve learned that if we invest in effective programs, we can see signs of progress. But, we still haven’t invested enough to really tip the scales yet.” Obesity continues to hit ...
Studies show that diet and exercise play a large part in Latino children's risks of type 2 diabetes. A recent study by Lund University in Malmo, in Sweden, analyzed that people who tend to drink sugary beverages, also tend to have poor diets as well. The study looked at 25,000 overweight volunteers between 45 and 74 years of age, and calculated their diets with a weekly food and beverage consumption journal and questionnaire. Computer modeling of the intake of foods calculated with the volunteers diet, age and other factors, showed that drinking more sugary beverages was associated with eating fewer healthy foods. People who tend to drink sugary beverages were less likely to eat healthy foods like yogurt, fish, high-fiber breads, fruit and vegetables, according to the ...
People in the rapidly growing, increasingly urban, racially and ethnically diverse American South face dire poverty and health equity issues. In fact, compared to those in other regions, Southerners are more likely to be uninsured, less likely to have access to needed health services, and more likely to experience a number of chronic health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. That’s why health care access and coverage is so vital. A new report, developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, indicates that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created new opportunities to advance health equity in the South, as new coverage options are available, especially in states involved in the ...
