The Plumping of America: Time to Reverse the Trend
Obesity is on the rise in America, a trend that poses great health risks to current and future generations. Not only are we eating more, but we’re less active – two of the biggest contributing factors...
View ArticleRapid Weight Loss Holds Many Dangers; Slow and Steady Still the Best Approach
For people wanting to lose weight, the best strategy is simple: take it slow. Experts say that a steady weight loss of one to two pounds per week is safe and likely to be much more effective –...
View ArticleStudy Finds Link Between Depression and Abdominal Obesity
Dealing with a weight problem is never easy, but when it contributes to poor overall health, a bigger problem is highlighted. Many are warned that excessive weight in the abdominal area can lead to...
View ArticleObesity May Start Even Before We’re Born
Americans are fat and continue to put on weight, despite the fact that we are aware of the problem and, ultimately, the consequences. To put it bluntly, overweight people have a greater risk of dying...
View ArticleExcessive Alcohol Leads to Health Concerns Over Obesity
There are a number of different ways in which we hurt our bodies. Maybe we exercise too infrequently – or not at all, maybe we engage in the use of substances that do nothing but harm or maybe we eat a...
View ArticleCommon Cold Could Be Responsible for Some Childhood Obesity
US kids are getting heavier and heavier. Some experts blame parents for allowing children to eat unhealthy foods, such as fat and sugar, and not encouraging effective exercise. Other experts aren’t so...
View ArticleFDA Cracks Down on Obesity Drug
Citing safety concerns, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA has placed restrictions on the use of GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia (generic name “rosiglitazone”), a prescription drug that is marketed...
View ArticleRebooting Metabolism
Many people are predisposed to develop obesity or diabetes, but there is also an element of individual choice that plays a significant role in the development of the diseases. The biological background...
View ArticleStomach Hormone Could Explain Why Some People Compulsively Eat
A new study from researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden has found that a stomach hormone called ghrelin controls whether rats seek out food or lose interest in food. Ghrelin is one of...
View ArticleFDA Rejects Latest Weight Loss Drug
Arena Pharmaceuticals of San Diego recently received some bad news; the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected the company’s application for Lorcaserin, the company’s new weight-loss drug....
View ArticleFood Addiction and Obesity
At some point in time, all of us has had trouble saying no to food – whether it’s pushing away that extra piece of chocolate cake or refraining from the urge to “supersize” it. Current figures from the...
View ArticleIs a New Kind of Report Card Leading to Eating Disorders?
In close to half of the states in America kids have been getting a new kind of report card, one that has created controversy. Since 2003, more and more states have adopted the practice of body mass...
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