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  • US Obesity-Related Cancer Deaths More Than Tripled

    07/14/2025 6:18:41 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 8 replies
    Newsmax ^ | 7/14/25 | Newsmax
    Cancer deaths linked to obesity more than tripled in the U.S. during the past two decades, a new study says. Deaths linked to the 13 types of obesity-related cancer rose to 13.5 deaths per million from 3.7 deaths per million between 1999 and 2020, researchers reported Sunday at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco. “Obesity is a significant risk factor for multiple cancers, contributing to significant mortality,” said lead researcher Dr. Faizan Ahmed of Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, N.J.
  • JB Pritzker Receives 2% in Presidential Poll, Ranks Lowest in Minority Support Among Democrats

    07/04/2025 5:06:14 PM PDT · by PBRCat · 42 replies
    The Illinois Review ^ | June 30, 2025 | Anonymous
    In one of the first nationwide hypothetical polls for the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, Illinois Governor and billionaire JB Pritzker ranks at the bottom, receiving the lowest level of support from minority voters as prominent Democrats begin preparing for potential campaigns. On Friday, the well-regarded Emerson College Polling released new results showing former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leading the Democratic field with 16 percent support. Former Vice President Kamala Harris follows at 13 percent, with California Governor Gavin Newsom close behind at 12 percent. JB Pritzker, billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune who invested over $350 million of...
  • Rosie O’Donnell Reveals Why She’s So Sad and Fat

    07/02/2025 2:10:03 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 90 replies
    Headline USA ^ | 6/28/25 | Luis Cornelio
    (Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rosie O’Donnell, the self-proclaimed “actor” and “activist,” revealed Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s first term drove her into depression, overeating and drinking too much. She made this confession during a Tuesday interview on The Chris Cuomo Project podcast, while explaining why she fled to Ireland after Trump’s 2024 landslide win. “I wasn’t one of those people who said, ‘If he gets elected, I’m going to move.’ I knew that I would never move because I’m very much a homebody and I like to be near my kids … but I really felt this was self-preservation for...
  • Central adiposity increases the risk for urinary incontinence, finds study

    06/29/2025 7:08:47 AM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 7 replies
    Medical Xpress / University of Jyväskylä / Menopause ^ | June 19, 2025 | Mari A. Kuutti et al
    According to a study, body composition is associated with symptoms of pelvic floor disorders in middle-aged women. Larger fat mass increases the risk of stress urinary incontinence. The risk factors include larger fat mass, especially in the waist area and around visceral organs, as well as larger waist circumference and body mass index. The prevalence of pelvic floor disorders increases as women approach their menopausal years. Estrogen deprivation, natural aging of tissues, reproductive history, and factors increasing intra-abdominal pressure may lead to structural and functional failure in the pelvic floor. In addition, lifestyle choices such as eating behavior and physical...
  • Pete Hegseth Fired Up After Learning Obesity Rate Among Reserve Troops: ‘FIT, not FAT’

    04/25/2025 9:11:01 PM PDT · by bimboeruption · 49 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 4-25-25 | Michael Schwarz
    President Donald Trump’s administration has declared war on those who declared war on American citizens. After all, among other things, the Trump administration values freedom, security, merit, and health. And those who declared war on American citizens did so in part by attacking all of those things. Friday morning on the social media platform X, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to an alarming new report about the incidence of obesity among National Guard and Reserve troops by calling the situation “completely unacceptable” and pledging a new military made up of “FIT, not FAT” service members. “This is what happens when...
  • For Black Fat Women, Is The Body Positivity Movement Dead?

    04/07/2025 1:30:29 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 37 replies
    Refinery29 ^ | 7/12/24 | Stephanie Yeboah
    Get your obituaries in order folks, because the body positivity movement as we knew it, is dead and gone. Sure, that declaration may be a bit extreme, but there is a conversation to be had about the decline in the movement over the last few years. The current body positivity movement has been co-opted and commodified by privileged smaller bodies, who have implemented their own beauty standards and have excluded the very marginalised bodies that created it in the first place.
  • Illinois considers allowing municipalities to impose local gas tax

    03/22/2025 10:36:40 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 28 replies
    Mystateline ^ | 03/21/2025 | John Clark
    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A new bill under consideration in the Illinois House would allow individual municipalities to impose their own, local motor fuel tax on top of the state’s gas tax. House Bill 1283 would create the Municipal Motor Fuel Tax Law, allowing cities, towns and villages to impose their own gas tax, at a rate not to exceed 3 cents per gallon. The bill was introduced by Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-80th). Illinois residents currently pay the second-highest gas tax in the country besides California, at 66 cents per gallon.
  • 24-year-old ‘mukbang’ streamer dies from obesity-related issues: report

    03/11/2025 3:26:46 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 29 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 11, 2025 | Shane Galvin
    A 24-year-old extreme eater, who gained fame on TikTok, died due to complications from obesity, according to a report. Efecan Kultur, 24, well known in his native Turkey for his ‘mukbang’ streams, in which he would gorge on massive amounts of food — died on Mar. 7 after spending three months in the hospital due to obesity-related health problems, according to Turkiye Today, citing a post on TikTok. Amassing both a mammoth weight and following, with millions of views on TikTok, Kultur was forced to stop streaming due to being bed-ridden with health issues, such as bruising and breathing difficulties....
  • Pritzker: ‘Prices at the Grocery Store Are Going Up Because Democracy Is Being Taken Away

    02/27/2025 5:44:32 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 62 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/27/2025 | Ian Hanchett
    On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) argued that “the prices at the grocery store are going up because democracy is being taken away.” And “The impact on you in terms of your health care, 770,000 people in Illinois will lose health care as a result of what Donald Trump and Elon Musk and the Republican Congress are doing right now, it’s a danger to your way of life, and that’s what people need to understand.” Pritzker said, “When you lose, as is happening in my state –we’re losing our meat and poultry inspectors....
  • ‘They will not break us’: Chicago becomes an epicenter of resistance amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

    02/02/2025 6:40:04 AM PST · by Salman · 67 replies
    Chicago Tribune ^ | February 2, 2025 | Nell Salzman et al
    ... As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown grips the Chicago area in fear, a burgeoning resistance movement has also emerged here to challenge — as well as evade — immigration enforcement. From statements of defiance by local leaders to an unofficial network of tips and alerts on various social media sites, Chicagoland has become an epicenter of opposition to the president’s immigration agenda. Nonprofits have ramped up education campaigns to inform undocumented residents of their rights. A Chicago organization has launched a multilingual mobile “Know Your Rights” app, which includes an audio recitation of rights; the app was designed by...
  • Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons.

    02/01/2025 10:12:22 AM PST · by Carriage Hill · 77 replies
    NBC News ^ | 1.31.2025 | Natasha Korecki
    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking those who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in state jobs, ignoring President Donald Trump's attempt to offer them a clean slate last week in a sweeping set of pardons and commutations. Late Thursday, Pritzker directed the state’s Department of Central Management Services, the state’s primary hiring authority, to restrict hiring of those...
  • This Meat is the Healthiest in the World, Even Healthier Than Many Vegetables

    01/23/2025 5:57:22 AM PST · by Red Badger · 157 replies
    MSN ^ | January 16, 2025 | Marian Avila
    In the world of nutrition, we're often reminded of the importance of eating fruits and vegetables to keep a balanced diet. But hold onto your hats, folks—a recent study has revealed that pork fat ranks as one of the healthiest foods on the planet, even outdoing many veggies. With a nutritional score of 73 out of 100, pork fat lands in the eighth spot on a list of the world's top 100 healthiest foods, according to BBC Future. Pork fat, also known as lard, is a fantastic source of B vitamins and minerals. Plus, it's more unsaturated and healthier than...
  • According to Scientists, This Type of Fat Could Help You Lose Weight and Live Longer

    01/16/2025 6:29:11 AM PST · by Red Badger · 37 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | January 15, 2025 | Impact Journals LLC
    Research from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School shows that brown adipose tissue can boost exercise performance and support healthy aging, offering promising insights for future therapies targeting age-related decline. The researchers hypothesize that brown adipose tissue (BAT) offers protection against compromised healthy longevity, including conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and decreased exercise tolerance. A new research perspective published in Aging explores the impact of brown adipose tissue (BAT) on exercise endurance and healthy aging. Conducted by researchers Dorothy E. Vatner, Jie Zhang, and Stephen F. Vatner from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, the study examines...
  • San Francisco Health Department hires 'fat positivity' expert to consult on 'weight stigma and neutrality' Virgie Tovar, the author of 'You Have the Right to Remain Fat,' called the partnership an 'absolute dream come true'

    12/17/2024 5:03:23 PM PST · by vespa300 · 47 replies
    Fox News via Yahoo ^ | 12/17/2024 | Yael Halon
    The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a self-described "anti-weight-based discrimination" expert to consult on "weight stigma and weight neutrality." Virgie Tovar, the author of 'You Have the Right to Remain Fat" and other published works on "fat positivity and body acceptance" announced on her Instagram Monday that she was hired to consult for the department, calling the collaboration an "absolute dream come true."
  • Making fat cells skinny: Findings could lead to new, more effective therapies for managing diabetes (Rosiglitazone)

    12/04/2024 2:22:14 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 10 replies
    Medical Xpress / University of California, Los Angeles / Cell Reports ^ | Nov. 22, 2024 | Linda Wang / Mirian Krystel De Siqueira et al
    Scientists have discovered a key biological reason why obesity increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, and it boils down to size—specifically the size of fat cells. While researchers have known that obesity disrupts the body's ability to make new fat cells, they haven't been able to pin down why. The findings shed new light on this link, establishing for the first time that obesity limits the body's ability to produce crucial cellular building blocks called ribosomal factors. Without sufficient ribosomal factors, fat stem cells lack the machinery to differentiate to produce functioning fat cells. Instead, energy gets trapped and...
  • RFK Proposes Mandatory 'No Fat Chicks' Bumper Stickers on Vehicles

    12/02/2024 11:55:19 AM PST · by servo1969 · 27 replies
    YouTube/ Ryan Long ^ | 12-2-2024 | Ryan Long
    Many people have taken issue with RFK's controversial new policy for all government vehicles to have a mandatory “No Fat Chicks” bumper sticker, with President Biden even weighing in to say, “If he wanted the bumper stickers to say “Less Fat Chicks” or even “Barely Any Fat Chicks” I could understand where he's coming from. But to say none at all just tells me that RFK has never really partied.” RFK responded by saying, “President Biden knows damn well that the bumper sticker slogan is a best-case scenario and not to be taken literally. It is public record I've laid...
  • 12 Bottled Salad Dressings With More Sodium Than a Bag of Potato Chips

    11/22/2024 6:47:06 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 37 replies
    eatthis ^ | 11.20.2024 | Shoshana Pritzker, RD, CDN, LDN, CISSN
    While it may seem like we're comparing apples to oranges here, it's surprising to see how something as seemingly harmless as bottled salad dressing can share a pitfall with a classic salty snack like potato chips—an excess of sodium. This might not be a concern for everyone, but for those managing heart disease or high blood pressure, it's worth paying attention. Research suggests a high sodium diet is associated with both hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Potato chips top the list of high sodium foods. A single serving bag (1-¼ ounces) has 210 milligrams of sodium, 10% of the recommended daily...
  • Did you know that 85% of the federal workforce works from home and only have to come in one day a month?

    11/18/2024 11:39:27 AM PST · by Vendome · 154 replies
    X(formerly Twitter) ^ | November 18, 2024 | Charlie Kirk
    Did you know that 85% of the federal workforce works from home and only have to come in one day a month? On any given day, only 17% of the federal workforce is in a federal office building working. Many hold other jobs. It's one giant looting operation and US taxpayers are their mark. DOGE is coming.
  • Trump ally who threatened to put NY AG Letitia James’ ‘fat ass in prison’ says he doesn’t speak for president-elect.

    11/09/2024 4:52:23 PM PST · by Chickensoup · 27 replies
    NY Post ^ | Josh Christenson
    A staunch ally of President-elect Donald Trump who threatened to put New York Attorney General Letitia James’ “fat ass in prison” clarified Friday that his words did not reflect the once and future commander in chief’s thoughts. “As I have made crystal clear, I do not speak for President Trump or anyone else,” said Mike Davis, who heads up the conservative judicial advocacy group Article III Project, in a statement posted on X. “Like tens of millions of other private citizens, I am outraged by the lawfare and weaponization of our system of justice, including the New York Attorney General’s...
  • Can Ozempic Treat Kidney Damage? Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Powerful New Benefits

    11/01/2024 5:25:44 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | October 31, 2024 | University Medical Center Groningen
    An international study has confirmed that semaglutide, a diabetes drug, effectively treats chronic kidney disease and improves overall health. ============================================================================= A new study revealed that semaglutide reduces kidney damage markers in chronic kidney disease patients, sparking interest in further research. The diabetes medication semaglutide, commonly known as Ozempic, benefits patients with chronic kidney damage and obesity. It reduces protein levels in their urine, lowers kidney inflammation, and decreases blood pressure. This was shown in an international study led by clinical pharmacologist Hiddo L. Heerspink of the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. This is the first time that it...