In 1990, Oklahoma’s adult obesity rate hovered around 10 percent. By 2017, that rate increased to 36.5 percent, the third highest in the country. It’s a trend that mirrors a national increase in overweight and obese citizens that projections estimate could include 75 percent of the country’s population by the next decade. What caused the […]
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Food Briefs: OKCMOA’s Roof Terrace, Whiskey Cake beer garden, OKSeafood Slimdown and more
OKCMOA reopens its Roof Terrace, Whiskey Cake opens a beer garden for Earth Day, OKC nabs top burger spot and a Moore man participates in the OKSeafood Slimdown.
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Oklahoma receives funding from CDC and AHA
Oklahoma was selected as one of 15 markets to receive funding to promote healthy lifestyles.
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Read about art thieves at Flip’s Wine Bar & Trattoria, Isaiah Stone Foundation’s annual fundraiser and a healthy food truck event in this week’s food briefs.
Read about art thieves at Flip’s Wine Bar & Trattoria, Isaiah Stone Foundation’s annual fundraiser and a healthy food truck event in this week’s food briefs.
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A healthy start
The fair begins at 5:30 p.m. and will include physical and mental health screenings, as well as offer information about:• counseling services, • nutrition, • diabetes, • substance abuse, • smoking cessation, • aging, • trauma, • suicide prevention and • cancer detection and prevention. Participants will include:• The Oklahoma City County Health Department, • […]
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Heart of the city
“Eighty percent of cardiovascular disease and stroke is preventable through healthy lifestyle,” said Shawna Garcia, senior corporate market director at the American Heart Association. “It’s just about making the right changes.” Garcia pointed out that Oklahoma ranks at the bottom of the barrel for fruit and vegetable consumption. That fact, coupled with Mercy’s own healthy […]
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Heart of the city
“Eighty percent of cardiovascular disease and stroke is preventable through healthy lifestyle,” said Shawna Garcia, senior corporate market director at the American Heart Association. “It’s just about making the right changes.” Garcia pointed out that Oklahoma ranks at the bottom of the barrel for fruit and vegetable consumption. That fact, coupled with Mercy’s own healthy […]