Story by Abby Siegel, News Editor The results from the Rethink Your Drink campaign indicated Calloway County citizens decreased their sugar intake by 102 pounds during the challenge, said Susan Burkeen, Murray-Calloway County Wellness Consortium Obesity Workgroup coordinator. The Rethink Your Drink campaign was part of Lighten Up Calloway, a five-year obesity fighting challenge, intended to educate Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Calloway County Wellness Consortium Obesity Workgroup developed Lighten Up Calloway, a five-year challenge series to target obesity. Murray State took part in the first initiative, “Rethink Your Drink” to educate students about the harmful effects of sugar consumption in beverages. Kentucky is the seventh most obese state in the United Read More
Story by Madison Wepfer, Assistant Features Editor Since the 1980s, Americans have been fighting the obesity “epidemic” and attempting to combat its fatal effects. Why are metabolic disorders rising exponentially? Why did Type 2 diabetes used to be called adult-onset diabetes, and now it’s found in children as young as 8 years old? These are questions that I Read More
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently released information regarding a nationwide epidemic: obesity. Every state was found to have at least a 20 percent obesity prevalence. With a 31.5 percent obesity ranking, Kentucky takes its place as the sixth most obese state in the nation. Kentucky placed above Louisiana, Tennessee, West Virginia, Alabama Read More