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In this episode of public health is weird..

By the late 1990s, leaders at the CDC were warning that obesity had become an epidemic.

At the time:
• About 30% of U.S. adults had obesity
• About 14% of children and teens had obesity

Today, those numbers are even higher.

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Maybe we should just change all bodies of water to Lake, Ocean or River America.
It’ll make getting older easier.

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@NinaByzantina @BrianEntin That makes sense to me.

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@jaredf1109 @BrianEntin I've learned to never trust the obvious! lol

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RIP Gloria Steinem. I had the pleasure of hearing her speak a few times. What a life. A trailblazer for generations of women who came after her.

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In this episode of Public Health is Weird:
Sears Once Sold What?!
No FDA, no prescriptions, just…Sears.
Weird now, but not weird then!

What do you think future generations will judge us for?

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And DUH, I asked about our pets' microbiomes too!
https://t.co/ZhbSR07rsi

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If relationships weren’t hard enough… now we have to think about each other’s microbiomes?!? 🦠

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My new episode with Dr. Nicola Segata might make you think a little differently about kissing, roommates, and just how biologically connected we become to the people around us.

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When I’m not using my foam roller, we play a little game called Bone 🦴 Jenga!!

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https://t.co/UJyHZzIggb

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An older episode of Causes or Cures about the Amish and COVID-19 is suddenly getting more downloads than anything else on the podcast this week.

I think I know why. The Amish are back in the news! :)

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In the episode, I spoke with researcher Dr. Rachel Stein about how Old Order Amish communities navigated the pandemic, including excess death rate, their approaches to risk reduction, attitudes toward vaccination and preventive medicine, where they get health information, and the role “misinformation” may (or may not) play in communities largely outside mainstream media.

We also discussed aspects of Amish culture that may offer some health advantages.

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In public health news I did not expect to read today:
Three baby goats from Farm Adventures, a mobile petting zoo based in Harmony, North Carolina, tested positive for rabies. A fourth was presumed infected. All four were euthanized.
Officials believe a rabid skunk got into their pen and exposed them. The goats then traveled to multiple events around the state, where people may have held, fed or cuddled them.
Public health officials are now trying to identify anyone who may have been exposed.

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At the major league Pickleball championship in Central Park and saw this sign.
I didn’t know Pickleball and Ping-Pong had a baby !!

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Read what he says here:
https://t.co/GMgcxgfyNU

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Can what you eat really change your risk of colorectal cancer?

A study of nearly 1 million adults found a 16–20% lower risk among people eating healthier, more anti-inflammatory diets.

I asked the researcher who led the study what that actually means.

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@kenklippenstein "I like him. I don't wanna like him." - who hasn't been there? lol

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@TheChiefNerd The “with vs. from” debate has officially been renewed for another season. Epidemiology remains a contact sport.

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@floridarebelmom It’s a tough one, but I think Reddington created enough reasonable doubt on criminal responsibility.