Falls are the leading cause of injury-related emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths among Ohioans 65 and older. Coming up, how a martial arts instructor in Columbus is taking the fear out of falling by teaching older adults how to do it safely. Plus, we'll look at the country's worsening obesity crisis and explore the top-ranked diets for 2018.
Guests:
Mike Grigsby, Fearless Falling instructor, head coach of Shuai Chiao Kungfu at The Ohio State University
Dr. Kenneth Cusi, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Department of Medicine at the University of Florida
Dr. David Katz, founder of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, past president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine