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World Cancer Day - Celebrating a Decline in U.S. Cancer Mortality
By Jean-Marc Fix February 04, 2020English
When the Cancer Statistics, 2020 report was released a few weeks ago, the press rightfully basked in the great news: In the U.S. there were 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than there would have been if the historically increasing cancer rates had remained...
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Sugar and Fat – and Diet Research
By Jean-Marc Fix July 12, 2018English
While we know that sugar is a key element of the obesity equation, it’s difficult to design a perfect diet because biochemical pathways and their communication with the brain do not necessarily translate to the combination of motivation and weight...
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The Rise in Sugar Consumption in the U.S. – and the Obesity Equation
By Jean-Marc Fix June 05, 2018English
For years, sweets were marketed as innocuous treats for kids whose only drawback was cavities if you did not brush your teeth properly. A more nefarious role was alluded to much earlier: in the early 1900s, a British physician stationed in India, Sir...
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Obesity in Asia: Putting the Problem in Perspective
By Wan Siang CheongMay 14, 2015English
Our Outlook on Obesity blog series explores different risk aspects of a growing, global concern for insurers. Although some of the lowest prevalence rates of obesity are found in Asia-Pacific countries, economic and social factors leave the region as...
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