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Podcast: Obesity in the U.S.
Debra: From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, I’m Debra
James with Healthcare 411: Information for better health.
AHRQ’s new 2009 National Healthcare Quality Report reviewed data on obesity. It
found most overweight children and one-third of obese adults aren’t getting the
information they need from their health care providers to help them live
healthier lives. Dr. Ernie Moy explains the report’s findings:
Dr. Moy: In this year’s report, we looked at health care to promote
healthy lifestyles because preventing and reducing obesity is a growing national
concern. We found that a significant number of children and obese adults did not
get advice from their clinicians about exercise or diet, and that many were not
even informed that they were overweight. Being uninsured increased the risk of
not getting such advice as well as other needed preventive services.
Debra: Go online to get more resources and tips for living healthy at
ahrq.gov/consumer.
Healthcare 411 is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
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