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Doctors do not correctly diagnose overweight in children
Despite the widespread attention of mass media on research that shows that one-third of US children have weight problems, a new study indicates that only about one-third…
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Fast food makes you fat
If you wonder why your waistline keeps growing, don't rush to review the menu, but see how you eat them.
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Fat cells are the key to treating obesity
Researchers have recently discovered that immature fat cells, or so-called
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'Diet is useless for obese people'
The familiar advice for fat people is to reduce eating and exercise. But according to the leading expert in this field at Carel Le Roux, the Royal University of England,…
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In 20 years, half of the population is overweight
Researchers at Tulane University in New Orleans, USA, have pointed out that in 2030, there are about 2.16 billion people in adulthood with overweight, and 1.12 billion p…
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Obesity in the United States
Stop eating cheese sandwiches and fried potatoes. Mature Americans are getting fat, the numbers revealed today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are te…
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Playing drums is as tired as playing soccer
Those who play drums during a rock show also experience the same physical exercise as a football player in 90 minutes of play.
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Playing with fat people is also prone to fat
People are unconsciously affected by the weight of people living around them. That means that many of you are obese around you, making it easy for you to gain weight.
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Fat men have poor sperm
Eating too much fat is not only dangerous for men's waistline, but also for the ability to produce sperm: their number of good breeds is much less than that of skinny gu…
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Resveratrol in wine prevents aging of the heart, bones, eyes and muscles
Scientists found that resveratrol - a component of red wine and grape peel - during normal meals can slow down the aging process as well as impair the function but does…
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Weekend - the enemy of weight loss
Researchers at Washington Medical University said Saturday could be the most feared enemy to the waistline of people who want to preserve body weight.
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Milk bottles can cause ... obesity!
Chemicals used to produce baby bottles or plastic wrap can lead to obesity. That is the unifying result of three separate studies presented on May 14 at the European Con…
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Detecting protein helps treat obesity
Recently, some Swedish researchers from Karolinska Academy have discovered a protein capable of stimulating the formation of fat cells.
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Obesity involves restricting the use of seat belts
Obese people tend to buckle up less than others. This is also a rapidly growing problem causing public health risks.
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Slow down obesity
Exercise runs on skis for 15 minutes, within 15 weeks for a group of mice. The other mouse groups are completely inactive. The results showed that the first group of mic…