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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.
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Heavy people are often good at distinguishing food flavors
According to scientists, people with heavy body weight are often better at distinguishing food flavors than people with light body weight.
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Children who watch TV often appear to have harmful habits
Children now spend too much time in front of TV and that's a bad thing. They can be overweight, poor learning outcomes and other bad habits.
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Excessive diet makes women older
Women who think that the body looks slender will look younger, so think again by a new study that confirms those over 40 look younger if they have a full face
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The more fat people are, the higher the risk of wind
American scientists said that the heavier the body weight, the higher the risk of wind damage.
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Pancreatic fat helps predict diabetes
Researchers have long suspected that obese people tend to accumulate thick layers of fat in the pancreas. However, they cannot know exactly or measure how much fat is av…
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Common questions about weight when pregnant
Most women are worried when they get pregnant: Is it enough to gain weight? At that rate, can it be reduced to normal weight later? ...
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Fat people are more susceptible to influenza A / H1N1 than ordinary people
After a period of monitoring and treatment, physicians said fat people, despite being healthier, are more likely to be infected with the A / H1N1 flu virus and die more…
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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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Obese men are at risk of inflammation of the hip and knee joints
Overweight or obese men may need hip replacement because of more osteoarthritis than men of normal weight, the study was published online in chronic arthritis cases.
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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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Is BMI an accurate measure of body fat or fat?
Body mass index or BMI, long considered a standard for measuring a person's body fat, may not be as accurate as long thought, according to a new study. BMI is calculated…
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Guess the disease by measurements of hips and waist circumference
We already know that a BMI (overall body mass index) that is excessively high may be a sign of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Recently another sign is concerned, w…
Cancer
What is the real culprit that causes 800,000 cancer cases in the world?
According to one study, nearly 6% of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012, about 800,000 cases, are caused by diabetes and overweight.
Cancer
The more waist circumference increases, the higher the rate of liver cancer
A new study shows that every waist increases to 5.08cm, the risk of liver cancer is difficult to detect will increase to 10%.