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The Staten Island Hunger Task Force, a coalition of numerous community groups working together to help feed needy Staten ...

More than two thirds of American counties don’t have an endocrinologist, according to a new analysis by GoodRx, a company ...

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Per the CDC, healthy weight loss can decrease insulin resistance and improve blood sugar levels for people who have excessive weight or obesity. To facilitate healthy weight loss for many people ...

According to Center of Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) data around 68 percent of the population ... created by the non profit company RTI International. The map shows obesity rate disparities ...

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