A question that has arisen is can babies be obese? While doctors worry that the seeds of childhood obesity are being planted earlier and earlier, the good news is that parents can do something about it. For ions, Americans have jumped for joy in celebrating chubby babies because of a mindset that says a chubby […]
Researchers have identified yet another fat-related pandemic that has affected the vast majority of the world’s population. New Zealand-based researchers have coined the term “overfat” to describe a condition where the amount of excess body fat is enough to increase the risk of adverse health conditions. Data from a recent study reveal that up to […]
Researchers have identified yet another fat-related pandemic that has affected the vast majority of the world’s population. New Zealand-based researchers have coined the term “overfat” to describe a condition where the amount of excess body fat is enough to increase the risk of adverse health conditions. Data from a recent study reveal that up to […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 20 percent of adolescents age 12-19 years are obese in the United States. Obese teenagers are more likely to have prediabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels indicate a high risk for the development of diabetes. Adolescents who are obese are also at a […]
While high blood pressure, or hypertension, is perceived by some people to be a condition that only affects adults, studies have shown that it affects around 3-4 percent of children and adolescents aged 8-17 years. A child’s blood pressure is calculated differently to that of adults; in general, a child is considered to have hypertension […]
Findings from the study suggest that consumers should be cautioned about the overconsumption of meat in addition to avoiding eating excessive amounts of sugar. There are currently more than 1.9 billion adults worldwide that are overweight, and over 600 million of these people are obese. According to the World Heath Organization (WHO), the cause of […]
These findings contrast with past research that used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Previous analyses suggested that the prevalence of obesity had not changed significantly from 2003-2012. However, the authors of the new study state that “in contrast, our analyses using data from the same surveys indicate that the prevalence […]
Advanced heart failure patients are considerably less likely to experience adverse outcomes if they are obese and have a higher waist circumference, according to UCLA researchers. Approximately 5.8 million people are affected by heart failure, and around 50-66% of these patients are overweight or obese. The study, published online in the American Journal of Cardiology, […]
Published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, the study suggests a high-fat diet destroys synapses – connections that aid communication between neurons, or brain cells – in the hippocampus of the brain, which may impair learning and memory. But it is not all bad news; the research also suggests that switching to a low-fat […]