Diet

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015

Exercise May Help Obese Mens’ Sexual Function

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Getting active may lead to more action for obese men. A study from Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and Department of Surgery associated exercise with greater sexual function in ... Read more

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

TV Cooking Shows Associated With a Higher Body Mass Index in Women

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Researchers at the University of Vermont, the University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University in Ithaca recently published their findings in the journal Appetite showing that women who watch ... Read more

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015

Weight Discrimination Decreases Quality of Life and Well-Being in Obese Individuals

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Researchers at the University College London in the United Kingdom recently published in the journal Obesity their findings that weigh-related discrimination is associated with a significantly lower quality of life ... Read more

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015

Fast-Food Limitation Law Ineffective in Los Angeles in Curbing Obesity

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After the implementation of a law to limit the opening of stand-alone restaurants of fast-food in a region of Los Angeles, California, a new study demonstrated that the measure was ineffective in ... Read more

March 20, 2015March 23, 2015

Bariatric Surgery Decreases Asthma Exacerbations in Obese Individuals

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Results from a research study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) indicate that bariatric surgery is able to decrease the risk of asthma exacerbations in asthmatics with obesity. The study ... Read more

March 19, 2015October 28, 2015

Diet Soda Linked to Greater Belly Fat And Metabolic Syndrome Risk In Older Adults

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A new study by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) at San Antonio published this week in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found ... Read more

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015

Body Mass Index in Infancy Found to Be a Predictor of Obesity

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A study conducted by researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania revealed that the body mass index (BMI) in infants ... Read more

March 12, 2015October 27, 2015

FDA Recommends Use of Calorie Labels During National Nutrition Month

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March is National Nutrition Month and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned about the amount of calories being consumed by Americans, particularly when eating outside their homes, which happens in ... Read more

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Food Additives Found to Induce Obesity and Gut Disorders

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A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University revealed that emulsifiers used in food can modify the gut microbiota in mice, potentially ... Read more

March 2, 2015October 27, 2015

Faith-Based Intervention Program Helps Muslin Women Lose Weight

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A study published in the Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal revealed that faith-based weight loss intervention programs are effective in obese or overweight women during the period after Ramadan. The study, ... Read more