obesity

Having difficulty walking short distances due to joint pain can be quite frustrating. Not being able to play with your grandchildren when they are running around can also make you feel left out. Various medications exist to help deal with this pain, but this is just a bandage solution that is not addressing the real ...click here to read more

If I were to ask you what you think the biggest contributor to preventable life-years lost in America is, you would probably say tobacco—it causes more than 480,000 deaths annually, with life expectancy for smokers being at least 10 years less than non-smokers. However, the number one spot goes to obesity, which results in 47 ...click here to read more

Watching television is something we all do. It’s where we get the daily news, find out what the weather is going to be like, and get entertained by our favorite program. The television is often an important fixture in any home, with most time being spent in the room it occupies—especially when eating. But according ...click here to read more

New research has found an association between obesity and two rare forms of cancer—esophageal cancer and stomach cancer. The study from the U.S. National Cancer Institute revealed that people who were overweight in their 20s had a 60 to 80 percent higher chance of developing these forms of cancer than those who had maintained a ...click here to read more

A new study led by the University of Glasgow has found that abnormal sleeping habits may increase the risk of obesity in individuals who are genetically susceptible to being overweight. The study was based on data gathered from the UK Biobank and highlights that while genetics play a substantial role in obesity, lifestyle habits can ...click here to read more

A new study from the University of Sydney has found that breaking the cycle of junk food may be just as easy as falling into it. Researchers set out to examine how food cues, like billboards or commercials, impact the decision-making process when choosing our next meal, and whether they can be manipulated to change ...click here to read more

A new study has found that adolescents with a high body mass index (BMI) are at a higher risk of suffering from cognitive impairment in their midlife years. To investigate this association, the researchers analyzed 507 people who were tracked on average for 33 years, beginning at the age of 17. The participants completed computerized ...click here to read more

Heart attack and diabetes risk increases with the failure to safely store excess fat in the body. Overeating and lack of physical activity are well-known contributors to weight gain and the obesity epidemic. Obesity is linked to a higher risk of a heart attack and type 2 diabetes brought on by the body’s progressive resistance ...click here to read more

Cirrhosis progression may accelerate with obesity, independent of portal pressure and liver function. Obesity continues to be a growing problem worldwide, with 1.5 billion adults over the age of 20 being overweight, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO estimates that over 200 million of those men and 300 million of those women ...click here to read more

Additional evidence has come to light linking obesity to liver cancer. The study found that a larger waistline, high body mass index, and type 2 diabetes increase a person’s risk for liver cancer. Coauthor Peter Campbell said, “We found that each of these three factors was associated, robustly, with liver cancer risk.” Rates of liver ...click here to read more

Fatty liver and abdominal obesity are independently linked to snacking on high-fat and high-sugar foods. Obesity is a growing problem, according to the World Health Organization, with over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women being obese worldwide. Lead author of the study Dr. Mireille Serlie said, “American children consume up to 27 percent ...click here to read more

HDL “good” cholesterol improves blood glucose levels by enhancing skeletal muscle function and reducing obesity. Rates of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are higher among type 2 diabetics, and one of the strongest predictors of cardiovascular disease in these patients is low circulating levels of HDL cholesterol. The researchers determined that HDL cholesterol levels must be improved ...click here to read more

Being overweight or obese has been tied to a number of negative health outcomes already, so it’s of little surprise that the latest findings have uncovered yet another side effect of obesity – it’s bad for your brain. The findings of the study suggest that being overweight or obese can trigger premature aging of the ...click here to read more

Obesity poses greater health risks for men than women, according to latest findings. The study consisting of nearly four million men and women worldwide found that obesity in men is three times deadlier than in women. While the risk of mortality before the age of 70 was 19 percent for men and 11 percent for ...click here to read more