General Wellness – Page 9

One more reason to get out of your chair

Don't just sit there! The USA Today has a nice piece today on the correlation between sitting and life expectancy. As you might have guessed, spending a lot of time sitting increases your risk. In the study, scientists found that if you reduced your time spent sitting to less than 3 hours, you could add 2 [...]

A peek inside Google’s new healthier cafeteria

Google has done some neat analysis on how its employees use the free cafeteria's. Based on the findings, they have made some neat tweaks to how they present their food. Take a look at the results in this article from Fast Company. Fast Company article on Google's cafeteria overhaul

Comparison of three different meals to feed a family of 4

The New York Times ran in interesting infographic showing different ways to make dinner for a family of four. In the peice, they compare a meal from McDonald's and two made at home using common ingredients. It's interesting to see that there are ways to build a healthy meal without breaking the bank. Of course this [...]

Kaiser Permanente and incentaHEALTH Team Up to Reduce Obesity

The AP did a nice story about our obesity prevention program with Kaiser Permanente. We have just finished our first year running the program in Colorado and we've already attracted over 18,000 participants. And those participants have lost over 40,000 pounds. In this video you'll meet one of the participants who describes her journey toward better [...]

More employers moving toward incentives to improve employee health

80% of Employers Plan to Use Financial Incentives to Encourage Participation Wellness Programs by 2012 Eager to lower healthcare costs, employers are increasingly looking to incentives as a way to encourage their employees to improve their health. According to a recent study by the National Business Group on Health, the use of financial incentives in wellness [...]

NPR Series of Obesity in America

NPR is running a fascinating series on obesity in America. There are a number of stories on the social, medical and economic impacts of obesity. One of the items they have is an infographic showing some eye-opening trends related to obesity. The ones about increases portion size over the years are quite stunning. NPR Popcorn Portion [...]

Americans eat 570 more calories per day compared to the 1970s

According to new research, Americans are eating significantly more each day than we did back in the 1970s. The findings arose from analyzing data from food surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 1977 and 2006. When it comes to managing your weight, 570 calories is [...]

New USDA Food Pyramid is now a plate…and much easier to use!

The USDA has completed the review of its dietary guidelines is makes every 5 years (as mandated by Congress). This latest update is a big one! The much-maligned Food Pyramid has been replaced with a much simpler plate. This is something that everyone--even children--can relate to. The principles stressed by the new "My Plate" model are [...]

First community-based obesity program powered by incentaHEALTH to be featured at American Public Health Association annual meeting

The objective of the program is to engage the citizens of Colorado in a measurable program that pays people for achieving a healthy weight.

Come visit incentaHEALTH at the Prevention & Wellness 2.0 Congress in Santa Monica, CA

incentaHEALTH will be showcasing its kiosk-based wellness incentive program at the Prevention & Wellness 2.0 Congress in Santa Monica. The event is May 17th and 18th. Please stop by our booth and take a look at our new 200 Series HEALTHspot kiosk! 200 Series HEALTHspot Wellness Kiosk [...]

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