A recent poll shows post-pandemic snacking is on the rise for Americans and that’s leading to people packing on the pounds. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Governor John Bel Edwards is now fifth in the nation in per capita COVID-19 cases and over one-thousand people are in the hospital battling the virus. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Louisiana’s craft beer industry is branching out into the hard seltzer business. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A OnePoll survey of Americans finds two-thirds of people admit to gaining weight since the pandemic began with most saying its due to snacking.
LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Public Health Melinda Sothern says that’s not surprising because there’s a lot of scientific literature explaining why we’re snacking more often now.
69 percent of respondents said the increased snacking was due to boredom.
Sothern says this is a really bad time to be packing on the extra pounds as COVID tends to be worse in people who are overweight.
20 percent of Louisiana COVID fatalities were obese, 37 percent had diabetes, and 62 percent had hypertension.
Sothern says the best way to beat the munchies is to avoid keeping snacks in your house or to replace them with healthy alternatives. Also, learn to tell the difference between when you want and need something.
Sothern adds that disruptions in your sleep schedule can also lead to increased eating.
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Houma Representative Tanner Magee submits a letter to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education President Sandy Holloway requesting that the board does not consider a recommendation to cancel high school sports at this time. Magee says it was important to offer a counter balance to a recent initiative scrap sports through December.
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Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge had asked BESE to suspend fall sports for K-12 schools because of COVID-19.
Magee says among the reasons to continue moving forward with sports is to motivate many of students to stay in school and to combat the health concerns of those struggling with adolescent obesity.
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Magee says canceling sports may also become an obstacle in seeing kids continue their education following high school.
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Governor John Bel Edwards says the state is heading in the wrong direction in its battle to stop the spread of COVID-19, but he is not contemplating a statewide mask mandate. But Edwards says you should wear a mask when interacting with others outside of your home
The state health department reports over 70-thousand coronavirus cases since the pandemic started and one-thousand COVID patients are hospitalized.
The governor says over the last eight days Louisiana has tested over 100-thousand people, but that’s also created a back log in people getting their test results back. Assistant Health Secretary Doctor Alex Billioux says if you are waiting on your results and were exposed to someone who has COVID-19, stay home for 14 days
Concern is growing that the statewide coronavirus pandemic may result in fall high school sports being canceled. Edwards says it’s too early to say…
The LHSAA released a statement late Wednesday afternoon that said they are fully committed to the safe return of high school sports in the fall.
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Hard seltzers have made an impact on the alcohol industry and some local craft brewers have hopped on board the trend. Founder of Acadiana-based Bayou Teche Brewing Karlos Knott …
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The boozy sparkling water saw a sales growth of 73% between spring and fall last year.
At Bayou Teche, Knott says they have been putting out several flavors including blackberry lemonade, tangerine, mango peach, and kiwi key lime that are produced throughout the year with some seasonal variations.
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Knott says the growth in popularity and the sustained market share indicate that hard seltzers in the craft beer industry are not just another fad.