New research finds that the more overweight you are, the more likely you are to have a stroke.
Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, the team followed 13,549 middle aged (45-65 years) Americans for nearly 20 years, looking to see if ischemic stroke risk was associated with several measures of obesity; body mass [...]
Monday, February 15, 2010
You’ve read about all the health risks of obesity, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers and even early death.
But there are surprising risks to your health from those added pounds that are not nearly as well documented.
Some recent studies have found that overweight woman…
- Might have a harder time getting health insurance, or [...]
A unique study appearing in the January 8, 2010 issue of the journal Cell, may shed some light on the role of fats and cancer.
The work out of California based biomedical research organization The Scripps Research Institute finds that an enzyme that normally helps to break down stored fats becomes highly active in some cancer [...]
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
We know the numbers – more than 1/3 of U.S. adults are considered obese. And we know the risks, obesity puts us in greater danger of chronic problems like diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis and even some cancers.
And now it seems that more of us may be getting the message and trying [...]
Resisting temptation isn’t easy for anyone… especially when you’ve gotten into the habit of indulging yourself, as many of us have.
But a new study by researchers out of the University of Texas at Austin looked for ways to help us to resist temptation and suggests the key to doing so is to exaggerate the threat.
So [...]
Sunday, December 13, 2009
It might be hard to imagine, but a new study finds that some obese people don’t even realize they’re carrying too much weight. They don’t see their bodies accurately… nor the need for changes in diet or exercise.
Add this our general tendency not to be as physically active as we should be and it’s easy [...]
We’ve all heard about the dangers of smoking and hormone replacement therapy in terms of cancer. Now there may be a new lifestyle factor that doctors will attribute to cancer – The problem of being overweight or obese.
If you want to spend your golden years in the best shape possible, being overweight at midlife isn’t the way to go about it as it may cut the average age expectancy.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Ever wonder why you can’t seem to stop eating those delicious, saturated fat laden foods? Why you’re still hungry after a weekend indulgence on Monday morning? And What causes compulsive over eating?
Contrary to the name the protruding belly has been given, beer drinkers are no more likely to have a big belly than those who drink wine or hard liquor are. So, what causes a “Beer Belly”?
Drinking at least 80 grams of alcohol at one time, at least once a month, shows up [...]
