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| Kidney
Disease A Serious Problem |
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Obese Problem Still Getting
Worse |
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| North
Georgia County Helps Grounds Employees |
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| Georgia's
Sweetest Crop Looks Good |
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| Peach
Crop Weathers March Cold Snap |
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| Kidney
Disease A Serious Problem |
1:34 |
Many people are sick from an
illness that does not receive much public discussion. |
Around 900,000 people in
Georgia have chronic kidney failure, and 14,000 people are on
dialysis. In addition, there are 4,000 people living with kidney
transplants. Connie Crawley, a nutrition and health specialist
with the University of Georgia Extension Service says one important
early warning sign of possible kidney disease is high blood
pressure. "Yes, we know that people that have high blood pressure
are more likely to have kidney disease. But also one of the
first signs of kidney disease is the blood pressure starts to
go up. So it's sort of a risk factors for kidney disease but
it's also a symptom of kidney disease. That's why it's so important
to have your blood pressure checked regularly at your doctor's
office." Connie Crawley with the College of Family and Consumer
Sciences, who adds everyone can do their part to reduce their
chances of getting sick with kidney disease. Regular screenings,
proper care of diabetes, high blood pressure, and urinary tract
infections, along with the proper use of medications can all
help protect your kidneys from serious damage, and failure.
John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Obese
Problem Still Getting Worse |
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As America's waistline continues
to enlarge, so do serious and fatal health problems. |
A recent report estimates
129.6 million Americans, or 64 percent are overweight, or obese.
In the year 2000, 17 percent of all deaths were related to poor
diet, and physical inactivity. Connie Crawley, a nutrition and
health specialist with the University of Georgia Extension Service
says both children and adults are losing the battle of the bulge.
"And it's all age groups that are having this problem so, we
know the earlier it starts the more serious it is so, when children
are overweight they have a much longer time then to develop
the complications of being overweight which can include high
blood pressure, narrowing of the arteries, having more problems,
more risk factors for having a stroke." Connie Crawley with
the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. The best way to
improve the health of Americans is to take one small step at
a time. Some examples include taking the stairs instead of the
elevator, or snacking on fruits and vegetables. The more small
steps we take, the closer we come to reaching the goal of better
health for ourselves, and our families. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| North
Georgia County Helps Grounds Employees |
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A North Georgia county is lending
a helping hand to people who work to keep the landscape more
attractive. |
In Bartow County, many
people have jobs as grounds employees. They work in various
departments in the county, but their basic responsibility is
to properly maintain ornamental plants and turf areas. Randy
Drinkard, a county extension agent in Bartow County says the
training covers a variety of topics during the month of February.
"Quite as much to do in February but we teach a number of classes
on insects, insect ID, insect problems, damage from insects,
disease problems, turf diseases. We teach classes on zeroscaping,
how to waterproof landscapes, use water to best advantage in
dry weather, we have weed classes weed ID, sprayer calibration."
Randy Drinkard with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, who adds workers in Cherokee and Cobb county recently
joined in the training. When the next training course is held
in February, 2005, additional grounds employees from Paulding
County may take part, to increase their basic knowledge of working
the ground. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Georgia's
Sweetest Crop Looks Good |
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It appears 2004 will be a good
year for Georgia's sweetest crop. |
Harvest time is rapidly
approaching for this year's Vidalia onion crop. Earlier this
winter, growers were concerned about several viruses that threatened
to damage the crop. But the onions survived the disease threat,
and reports from fields indicate there should be plenty to harvest.
Reid Torrance, a county extension agent in Tattnall county says
the crop also made it through a late March cold snap with little
damage. "No, we've not seen any effects from the late cold snaps
in March, March has really been a good month as far as the onion
crop." Reid Torrance with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, who adds the dry weather in March with little rainfall
has also helped keep disease pressure down in this year's Vidalia
onion crop. Torrance also predicts the quality of the sweet
crop will be excellent when the crop comes out of the field
in April. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Peach
Crop Weathers March Cold Snap |
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2004 should be a sweet year
for peaches in Georgia. |
For the second winter in
a row, peaches received plenty of cold weather and chill hours.
But peaches don't like cold weather in March, and growers were
concerned a cold snap in late March could bite the crop with
frost and freeze damage. But a scientist with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
say the peach crop made it through the cold snap with little
damage. "The cold weather in late March did not hurt the crop
overall in the state we probably suffered a two percent loss
overall, with most of that loss occurring in South Georgia and
a small amount in North Georgia." That was Kathy Taylor with
the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The
peach crop has also benefitted from a dry March, since a lack
of moisture reduced problems with diseases, and kept the sugar
content high. So peach lovers should get a sweet sensation when
they bite into Georgia peaches in 2004. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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