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Am I Healthy? (Part II)

March 8, 2025

Kweku’s Korner An Interview with Dr. Kweku and Dr. Sheriece Sadberry By Dr. Sheriece Sadberry Q: What about obesity being a disease? • Obesity is not a disease. What? I know that has been the language for the past decades. I want you to take notice that what they are calling a disease is your […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dr. Sheriece Sadberry, Interviews, Kweku’s Korner, Obesity, Weight Loss

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Am I Healthy?

March 1, 2025

Kweku’s Korner An Interview with Dr. Kweku and Dr. Sheriece Sadberry By Dr. Sheriece Sadberry Q: As a psychologist who works with clients with eating disorders, body image concerns, chronic medical conditions, and general mental health concerns, what do you see as some of the issues with weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dr. Sheriece Sadberry, Interviews, Kweku’s Korner, Obesity, Weight Loss

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Body and Medications

October 19, 2024

Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Sheriece Sadberry As a psychologist who works with clients with eating disorders, body image concerns, chronic medical conditions, and general mental health concerns, what do you see as some of the issues with weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and the like? The anti-obesity, fatphobia, fat shaming, and thin is best […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dr. Sheriece Sadberry, Kweku’s Korner, Obesity

Heart Healthy Habits for Kids

March 18, 2023

By Karen Stokes Dr. Joseph Block, Pediatric Cardiologist, runs the Healthy Hearts Clinic at Children’s Hospital. The clinic deals primarily with children with hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure and family history of heart disease. “We try to see kids early if we can because in our society there are sedentary lifestyles and poor dietary habits and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Childhood Obesity, Joseph Block, Karen Stokes, Obesity, Preventing Obesity

Obesity Among Black Women Outrageously High

November 16, 2019

By Darcie Ortique OW Contributor Betty Busby, 55, has struggled with her weight since high school. “It’s in my genes to be chubby, and I have always thanked God that I have a man that loves my shape,” she said. “He still thinks I’m sexy with my small waistline, big hips and thighs. I will […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Betty Busby, Darcie Ortique, Jonathan Denzel Sergent, Obesity

Black Women’s Wellness Day: Eliminating Health Disparities and Creating a New Vision

July 31, 2015

By Jasmine Zapata, MD July 31, 2015 Women listen to keynote speaker Queen Afua at last year’s Black Women’s Wellness Day. Photo by Hedi Rudd “[We] have decided that our lives and our wellbeing are too precious to neglect. We’re no longer willing to be the subject of disparity reports, to bury our mothers and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Women, Black Women’s Wellness Day BWWD, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness, Heart Disease, Jasmine Zapata, JULY 31 2015, Obesity, VOL. 25 NO. 29

Taking Charge: Men Need to Take an Active Role in Their Health

June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015   Dr. David Shearer     Whether the issue is lack of awareness, risky behaviors that threaten good health, or reluctance to speak up, there is a big, preventable problem plaguing the health of American men – not seeing a doctor.   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that men […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Diet, Human Papillomavirus HPV, JUNE 19 2015, Medications, Men’s Health, Obesity, Side Effects, VOL. 25 NO. 23

Prepping for Pregnancy to Avoid Complications

May 29, 2015

By Shantella Y. Sherman May 29, 2015   Overweight women and those suffering from hypertension have increased rates of pregnancy-related deaths. (Courtesy photo)   Shantella Y. Sherman is Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper.     Even before a woman decides to become pregnant, a thorough health assessment should be undertaken.   This […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Centers for Disease Control CDC, Hypertension, MAY 29 2015, National Institutes of Health NIC, Nutrition, Obesity, Pregnancy, VOL. 25 NO. 20, Womens Health

What is Your Obesity Costing You?

April 10, 2015

April 10, 2015   More than 20 million Americans have Type 2 diabetes; most are overweight or obese. (Courtesy of Atlanta Black Star)     Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly — Sometimes celebrities or otherwise physically fit people will put on a fat suit and document their experience with a video camera, usually to […]

Popular Interests In This Article: APRIL 10 2015, Diabetes, Eleazar Kadile, Obesity, Overweight, VOL. 25 NO. 13



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