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Why Are 30% of People in the United States Obese? A Poll.

August 22, 2012 By Dale Fletcher Leave a Comment

Participate in this innovative poll to help us understand what you believe the deeper issue is. You're able to select more than one option. The results may be helpful in influencing where local and governmental resources and efforts are placed to impact on this important … [Read more...]

Filed Under: obesity Tagged With: obesity

Affordable Care Act Upheld by the Supreme Court. Obesity and the Church

June 28, 2012 By Dale Fletcher Leave a Comment

Obamacare has been largely upheld by the Supreme Court. The impact on corporations, the health care industry and individuals will be widespread. As the dust settles over the next several weeks, the affects will be more clear. One thing is certain. There will be an even greater … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Care & Wholeness, obesity, Pastors & Ministry Leaders Tagged With: health care, obesity

Why is Obesity in the Church So Prevalent?

January 11, 2012 By Dale Fletcher 1 Comment

Are the pastors of our churches in America, in general, neglecting to address the obesity issue that our country is challenged with? My answer would be yes, otherwise research studies would not consistently show that people who attend church regularly are more obese than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: obesity, Pastors & Ministry Leaders, Religion and Health Tagged With: church health, obesity, Pastors

Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Health – God, Faith and Healing

December 17, 2010 By Dale Fletcher 6 Comments

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Almost 60% of American adults say they had difficult childhoods featuring abusive or troubled family members or parents who were absent due to separation or divorce. Nearly 9% say that while growing up they underwent five or more "adverse childhood experiences" (ACES) ranging … [Read more...]

Filed Under: God, Healing, spirituality and health, the research, Weekly Health Devotional Tagged With: ACE Study, Healing, mind body spirit, obesity, the research, trauma, wholeness

More Fat in 2010 – Where is God in All This?

June 30, 2010 By Dale Fletcher Leave a Comment

"The country’s obesity epidemic continues to worsen, as detailed in F as in Fat 2010: How the Obesity Crisis Threatens America’s Future. Adult obesity rates climbed in 28 states during the past year and now exceed 25 percent in more than two-thirds of the states, with rates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: obesity, Trust in God, weight loss Tagged With: Faith and Health, obesity, weight loss

Obesity and Diabetes Rates by Counties

November 20, 2009 By Dale Fletcher Leave a Comment

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report that reflects obesity and diabetes rates by counties. The estimates, in this week′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, are the first to provide county–level snapshots of obesity across the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: obesity Tagged With: diabetes, obesity, weight loss

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