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How to inhibit the appetite of nicotine
Medicine - Health

How to inhibit the appetite of nicotine

Currently, scientists have discovered how nicotine inhibits appetite signals in the brain, paving the way for the birth of a potential treatment for obese patients and t…

December 14, 2018
Successfully tested the anti-obesity vaccine
Medicine - Health

Successfully tested the anti-obesity vaccine

A new anti-obesity vaccine by restraining hormones that stimulate ghrelin appetite, leading to reduced intake of food and increasing calorie consumption in mice, has bee…

December 14, 2018
He tested the fetal anti-obesity drug
Medicine - Health

He tested the fetal anti-obesity drug

The British people's health insurance agency has just issued drugs to obese pregnant women to prevent fetal obesity.

December 14, 2018
Blueberries are a new weapon against obesity
Medicine - Health

Blueberries are a new weapon against obesity

According to the results of scientific work published at the Experimental Biology Conference for Nutrition of the American Social Society in 2011, blueberry consumption…

December 14, 2018
Obesity in the world has doubled
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Obesity in the world has doubled

In the past 30 years, the number of obese people has increased almost 2 times with scary numbers: 5 million people.

December 14, 2018
Obesity is related to body temperature
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Obesity is related to body temperature

According to research results, the temperature of obese people may not be lower than those of lean people, contrary to a theory of what may cause some people to gain wei…

December 14, 2018
Obesity is related to mental health problems
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Obesity is related to mental health problems

A recent Australian study published on the Australian Health Review shows that people who are obese suffer more mental health problems than others.

December 14, 2018