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Small bowls and plates can help children avoid obesity
The results of new studies published in the US said that using small dishes and eating lots of meals a day can help children eat less thus avoiding the risk of obesity.
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Chewing gum is prone to obesity
The habit of chewing gum may increase the risk of obesity, according to a new study published by American scientists.
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Harmful effects of waistline
The slender waist is an obsession of middle age because it not only causes the body to deteriorate but also the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer.
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Women gain weight because they are lazy to do housework
Dr. Edward Archer and a colleague from the University of South Carolina (USA) conducted a study on the housework time of thousands of American women starting from 1965 t…
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Obese pregnant women are more prone to heart disease
Obese women can put their babies at risk of congenital cardiovascular disease: Infants often have early signs of heart disease at birth. One-third of women of childbeari…
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Abdominal fat increases the risk of death
The new study shows that ring 2 weight increases the risk of bleeding leading to death from aortic rupture - the largest blood vessel in the body.
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Late lunch makes weight gain
Scientists think that it's not just what you eat, it's always important to eat. Proven late lunches will contribute significantly to your weight gain.
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Snoring is more prone to heart disease than smoking
People who snore are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease than obese or smokers. Scientists from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit (USA) conducted experiments with 54 p…
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The unexpected effect of Viagra: anti-obesity
Men who have trouble with it have long relied on Viagra to regain the
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Harmful loneliness like smoking 15 cigarettes / day
British experts confirm the effects of loneliness on health are the same as the effects of obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
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The real cause of obesity
Researchers at Shanghai Jiaotong University found that obesity may be caused by a type of bacteria called enterobacter rather than overeating or exercising too little.
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Hundreds of men have to remove their breasts
According to experts' estimates, in the last five years, the number of men in the UK who had to undergo surgery to remove their oversized breasts has doubled.
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It takes two minutes to know if the child is obese when he is growing up?
Scientists have created a table of six questions and it only takes two minutes to predict whether an infant will grow obese or not.
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Why obese people are often hilarious?
Scientists from McMaster University, Canada, found fat gene, also known as happy gene, FTO gene, linked to 8% of the gene. reduce the risk of depression.
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Weight loss surgery can weaken bones
Gastric bypass surgery - often applied to obese patients but unable to lose weight by other measures - can weaken their bones, Australian scientists warn.