Jun 27 Diabetes Cases Double, Highest Rates in Oceania and Middle East By Talea Miller A new global study shows prevalence of diabetes has climbed steeply since 1980, and the number of cases worldwide is much higher than shown in previous estimates. Continue reading
Jun 14 Chronic Disease Hitting Growing Economies Hard By Beat Beat The majority of preventable deaths from non-communicable conditions like cancer and heart disease occur in developing countries. Continue reading
Feb 16 Malnutrition Plagues Guatemala’s Children By Talea Miller Guatemala has the highest rate of chronic malnutrition among children in Latin America, and the health consequences continue on through adulthood. Continue reading
Jun 07 Forum: Obesity Becoming Global Problem By Talea Miller Ray Suarez hosts an online forum with obesity experts and authors Barry Popkin and Michael Power on the causes of weight gain in societies around the world. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch As China Prospers, New Health Concerns Emerge Ray Suarez wraps up his reporting trip to China on global health issues with a discussion about the health challenges facing the country's growing middle class. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Mississippi ‘Food Deserts’ Fuel Obesity Epidemic As the government highlights the growing health risks of childhood obesity, Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Mississippi Delta on how so-called "food deserts" keep some communities from access to healthy food. Continue watching
Jun 01 Reporter’s Notebook: Obesity on the Rise in China By Ray Suarez If one picture from China can tell a story of how this country has changed in the 21st century, it's one of a line of youths boarding a bus in front of a hospital for a field trip. It's a… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch For China’s Growing Middle Class, Expanding Waistlines Pose Problem In the second in his series of reports from China on global health issues, Ray Suarez reports on the dramatic increase in obesity as the country's growing class of educated and well-paid consumers adopt some Western-style shopping and eating habits. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch News Wrap: FDA May Require Food Companies to Cut Sodium In other news Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration may consider new regulations to cut sodium content in food products to help stem the growing health consequences. Also, a military group told Congress that school lunches are to blame for… Continue watching
Feb 12 Patchwork Nation: County Obesity Rates Show Hard Work Ahead By Dante Chinni Every first lady takes on a mission during her time in the White House, and Michelle Obama this week said that hers would be childhood obesity with the program "Let's Move." The goal is to help improve the health… Continue reading