It may come as a surprise but a recent study conducted suggests that obese children whose ages ranged from two to five were able to positively respond to a behavioral intervention program aimed at combating the dreaded condition we call obesity. In the said study, the youngest age bracket showed a sevenfold positive feedback in [...]
A recent study conducted and published via The Lancet is suggesting that one of the leading causes of stillbirths among conceiving mothers in the United States is obesity. As expressed by Dr. Robert Goldenberg, a professor at Drexel University College of Medicine based in Philadelphia, hypertension and diabetes are both major causes of stillbirth. Conversely, [...]
An experimental weight loss drug named Qnexa is showing promise as its researchers found out that individuals suffering from obesity have shed off an a cumulative average of 22 pounds in more than one year. At the same time, the said medication was also able to significantly decrease the levels and readings of both cholesterol [...]
A recent study done by researchers from Northwest University in the U.S. reveal an interesting finding. According to their research, people, particularly young adults, who attend religious activities have a higher tendency to become obese. The research involved more than 2,400 men and women aged 20 to 32. It was done for a long period [...]
A recent study released suggests that the higher the degree an individual obtains, the likely it is that the said individual will have a lower blood pressure. Accordingly, the said research analyzed information gathered from 4,000 patient records in a span of 30 years as reflected in the Framingham Offspring Study. The report detailed that [...]
According to the 2010 dietary guidelines, people that eat rice lead healthier lives and are less likely to be obese, which is a serious health concern in America. Overall, the guidelines call for a reducing the amount of solid fats, added sugars, and sodium, while increasing whole grains, vegetables, fruit, beans, lean protein, low-fat dairy, [...]
According to a latest study done by American University, Cornell University and the University of Chicago researchers, the more time mothers spend at work the heavier their children tend to become. HealthDay reports that the study involved data from 900 school-aged children, and showed that children’s Body Mass Index (BMI) and their mothers’ time spent [...]
Three studies published online in The Lancet, the leading general medical journal, showed that the world’s obesity rate has surged in the last 30 years, doubling from 5 % of men in 1980 to almost 10% of men in 2008. The number of obese women increased from 8% in 1980 to 14% in 2008. However, [...]
According to a latest study published in the journal Lancet, the world is in danger of experiencing a ‘tsunami’ of heart disease as the obesity epidemic keeps getting worse every year. “Overweight and obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are no longer Western problems or problems of wealthy nations,” wrote Majid Ezzati, lead author [...]
Britain has been forced to supersize its ambulances due to an obesity epidemic in the country, various reports confirm. The news, first broken by the British Broadcasting Service, has cost Britain millions of pounds as extra-strength wheelchairs and supersized ambulances have been purchased by the country to deal with its increasingly getting heavier population. The [...]
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