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One in three adults could have diabetes by 2050

New research by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) projects that one third of our population could have diabetes by the year 2050. The encouraging part of this story is that nearly all of the spread of diabetes will be of the Type 2 variety, which is largely preventable. Want to take action now? Start today [...]

The cost of obesity is double previous estimates

A recent research study conducted by researchers at Cornell and Lehigh universities and has analyzed the economic impact of obesity. The findings show obesity's annual cost of approximately $168B in the United States. Previous studies found that obese individuals incurred $1,400 in additional medical costs each year. The new studies put that number at over $2,800. [...]

Human powered transport from Shweeb catches Google’s attention

Take a look at this idea for combining exercise with public transportation. It's an idea from a company in New Zealand called Shweeb. It's still in the early stages, but Google just Google awarded Shweeb $1 million for research and development, so you may be hearing more about it. For crowded urban environments where riding a [...]

incentaHEALTH to Present Discussion on Wellness Program Engagement at World Obesity Congress

If you're in Washington D.C. this week, please come visit us a the 5th Annual World Obesity Congress. incentaHEALTH's CEO Jack Rule will be presenting on ways to increase employee engagement in corporate wellness. You can also stop by the incentaHEALTH booth to see a demo of our patented HEALTHspot kisok. Here are the full conference [...]

“Do Dance” video from Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN

Here is one of the TV ads that BCBSMN is running. It's simple and funny, but it makes a great point. Even if you're in the workplace, you can take 30 seconds and move your body!

Bike to Work Day 2010

Today is Bike to Work Day in Colorado. Here's a photo of some of the incentaHEALTH riders who took part in this year's event. Last year, over 30,000 riders participated. Based on the crowds out there today, 2010 looks to be another big year! I can tell you from personal experience that starting your day on [...]

USDA releases preview of Food Pyramid changes for 2011

USDA Food Pyramid The USDA has released preliminary information about the next round of changes coming to the Food Pyramid. First published in 1980, the Dietary Guidelines are mandated by Congress to be reviewed, updated and released by USDA and HHS every five years. Based on the material being released, it is clear that obesity is [...]

Interesting visualization of obesity prevalence in the U.S.

Jeffrey Heer, a professor at Stanford, has a some neat data visualizations on his web site. They are part of a nice story he co-wrote in the June issue of the Communications of the ACM about different ways to visualize data. On his site, you can manipulate this graph below and see the rise in obesity [...]

Inspiring incentaHEALTH success story

The most rewarding part about being a member of the incentaHEALTH team is hearing success stories from our customers. One of our participants in Michigan has had an amazing transformation while participating in the incentaHEALTH wellness program. We know we're having an impact when we see stories of how our customers make positive improvements in their [...]

Obesity isn’t just a U.S. challenge: European Obesity Day 2010

It often seems that obesity is an entirely American phenomenon. May 22, 2010 is European Obesity Day. While the U.S. tips the scales at 67% of the population being overweight or obese, European citizens measure in at around 50%. Watching the international obesity trends, you can see how the spread of sedentary lifestyles (more and more of us are [...]

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