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Brown Fat Makes You Slimmer
A study in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that adults still have a type of fat that...
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Restless Legs Syndrome Associated with Obesity
Having too much belly fat appears to be an increasing risk even for developing restless legs...
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Get Rid of Extra Pounds! They Shorten Your Life!
British researchers at the University of Oxford, through a new study, have warned once again...
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Want to Lose Weight? It’s All about Calories!
When it comes to losing weight everyone is an expert. Everyone, and here I mean women, knows at...
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Migraines May Now Have An Explanation: Too Much Belly Fat?
Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
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Your Waist May Offer a Picture of Your Migraine Risk
A new study shows that overweight people are more likely to have migraines than those who are...
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Men – More Capable Than Women To Refrain From Food Temptations
Men are more capable than women to refrain from their desire to have more of their favorite...
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Gyms Have Special Offers for the New Year! Find a Fitness Club that Fits You
The first week of January is always the busiest time of the year for health clubs. According to...
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Hangover Cures Only Myths?
Researchers from Indiana University in the United States have recently managed to burst the...
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A Scrutinizing Look at Holiday Myths
Ah the holidays! Whether you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah, or Capitalism, one and all,...
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Heavy Snorers Burn More Calories at Rest than Non-snorers
People who snore heavily burn more calories
than those who snore lightly, a new research shows....
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Vivus’ Qnexa Proves Efficient in Obesity Trial
As more and more people fight obesity, drug makers are trying to find solutions to help them. This...
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Oprah Winfrey Speaks About Weight Gain, Admits She Weighs 200 Pounds
In the
January issue of “O” magazine, which hit the newsstands this Tuesday, iconic
talk-show...
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Chemical In Our Stomach Might Help Us Fight Obesity
As more and more people suffer from obesity and,
consequently, obesity-related diseases,...
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Researchers Link TV Ads With Childhood Obesity
A new study found a connection between fast-food television advertisements and childhood...
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Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts
A new study demonstrates that banning fast
food advertisements from children’s television programs...
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Burlington’s Residents Know What Makes a City Healthy
Burlington, Vermont has been named the
healthiest city in the United
States and it is also...
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Corn – The Main Ingredient in Your Fast Food
It has long been known that fast-foods don’t do you any good but still you can’t help yourself from...
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Large Waist Equals Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Fish Might Help Diabetics’ Kidneys
Including fish in your diet twice a week may prevent kidney
damage if you’re diabetic, British...
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Diabetes Rate Up 90%
A study shows that in the past 10 years the rate of people suffering from diabetes has increased...
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Anti-Obesity Drug Acomplia Gets Suspended in Europe
The European Medicines Agency wants Sanofi-Aventis SA’s anti-obesity drug Acomplia out of the...
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Puppies Help Kids Shed Fat
Sydney - Old people with pets live longer and are healthier than those who don't share their home...
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Obesity Is in Your Genes and...Brain!
Eating too much to simply satisfy your pleasure for food?
Then you’re probably one of those people...
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Food Doesn’t Satisfy Obese People
Individuals whose brains don’t produce pleasure while eating will overeat in order to obtain it,...
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Obese People Experience Less Pleasure From Eating
When you see a person weighing more than usual, the first
thought that crosses your mind is that...
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High Blood Pressure Rates Up 5 Percent In The US
High blood pressure rates appear to increase in the United States,
according to a report released...
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Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!
Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No
matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
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Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity
In fact, forget this article and just turn off the computer and stop working on it, stop playing...
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Chemical Suppressing Hunger Hormone Might Be The Answer To Obesity
Blocking production of a hormone called ghrelin, which
creates the sensation of hunger, could be...
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Belly Fat Tied to Increased Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome
Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
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Young Vegetarians More Prone to Eating Disorders
Research has shown that meat is not a healthy option in our diet, especially if it is red or...
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Cholesterol Drug Crestor Reduces Risk of Vein Clots As Well
Besides reducing the incidence of heart attacks and stroke, AstraZeneca’s cholesterol drug...
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Study Blames 10 Genes for Sudden Cardiac Death
Scientists at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine together with an...
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Lose Weight! Live Longer!
We know for a fact that obese people have a high risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and...
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Obesity Raises Risk of Joint Replacement in People with Osteoarthritis
We know for a fact that obese people have a high risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and...
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Any Diet Is Good for Losing Weight as long as You Stick to It!
Losing weight has always been a problem for overweight and obese people. There are so many books,...
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Your Waist May Offer A Picture Of Your Migraine Risk
A new study shows that overweight people are more likely to have migraines than those who are...
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Obesity Linked to Birth Defects
Tuesday, British researchers informed that obese women were more prone to giving birth to...
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Obesity in Pregnancy May Result in Birth Defects
Obese pregnant women are at great risk of having babies with a wide range of birth defects,...
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Most Children Take Vitamins, But They Don’t Really Need Them
According to a newly released study, most children who take vitamins don’t really need them....
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Weight Loss Improves Urinary Incontinence In Women
Doctors often advise patients to lose weight if they’re at risk of developing certain...
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Coca-Cola Sued Over Misleading Claims
The Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Coca-Cola last week saying the label of its...
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Too Little Sleep May Triple the Risk of Catching a Cold
Getting more sleep is always good for our health. Whether it prevents heart disease and...
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Two Existing Drugs May Help Obese People Lose Weight
Two drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration together with hormone leptin may...
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Even A Few Extra Pounds Increase Heart Failure Risk
Not only obese, but also overweight people are exposed to a higher risk of heart failure, compared...
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Deaths Caused By Heart Attacks, Strokes Decline But For How Long?
Deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes have declined by about 30 percent since 1999 most...
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Obesity Is A Brain Issue
According to a new study published in Nature Genetics, it seems that obesity may partially be a...
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Obesity Drug Data Shows Promise
The experimental obesity drug Qnexa helped patients lose an average of 9.2 percent of their weight...
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One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity
A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention found that approximately...
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‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State
A comparison of state rakings from 2007 to 2008 released
Wednesday by the United Health Foundation...
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Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart
A new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of
the American College of Cardiology...
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Obese Older Women Have an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
A series of studies have shown that being obese or even
overweight may boost a person’s risk of...
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TV Ads for Fast Food Contribute To Childhood Obesity
Banning fast food ads from children’s television programs
would help to cull the number of...
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CDC: Huntington, W. Virginia Is the Unhealthiest City in the US
A new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention places Huntington,
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Study: Big Waist Could Mean Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Too Much Belly Fat Doubles The Risk Of Early Death
It’s no secret anymore that overweight and obese people have
more health problems than those...
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Obese Children Face High Risk of Heart Disease
Tuesday, at the American Heart Association conference held
in New Orleans, a study concerning the...
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AHA's Study Says Obese Teenagers Have Old Arteries
Research
presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting that was
held in New...
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Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk
Lack of sleep is something common nowadays. Whether it’s
just a movie on our laptop or catching up...
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