A "fat gene" is responsible for the stubborn extra weight that just won’t seem to come off. People with this gene and who tend to consume excessive meals risking their health will risk their health. Variations of a specific gene that influences obesity and its related disease risks are being studied by several scientists at [...]
Merck & Co. collaborated with Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. on a spray treatment for obesity, but it ended as the product wasn’t effective in early studies. Nastech shares plunged 37 percent, their biggest drop ever. George Fulop, an analyst at Needham & Co., said in a phone interview Thursday from New York, "While this is a [...]
One of every five calories in the American diet is liquid. Soda is the nation’s single biggest ‘food’. The nutrition experts rightly call it a ‘demon’ in increasing obesity alarmingly. To escalate the fight against it, two groups of researchers hope to add evidence to the theory that soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks don’t just [...]
In the world of concerns for rising obesity, thin people have no much reason to enjoy their health. They too need to spend time on the treadmill. If you’re slim, don’t think you can get away with not exercising, as you still risk heart problems if you don’t hit the gym, a study suggests. The [...]
The end of the decade would witness obesity rates soaring dramatically in most parts of the world. And eventually it will raise the risk of diabetes in young people, health experts said on Monday. It is by 2010 the number of overweight and obese youngsters in the European Union nations is expected to hit 26 [...]
We all know that sweet sodas add calories to the diet. But, do you know the drinks, are a major contributor to rising obesity in childhood? Consumption of high-calorie drinks by teenagers is directly linked to their body mass index (BMI), according to a new study conducted by Boston’s Children’s Hospital doctors. They provided some [...]
Do you bottle feed your baby? Then here is a warning for your child health. He or she is likely to suffer from obesity later in life, according to a study. It is because babies drinking formula rather than breast milk take in more calories and experience weight gain at a crucial stage of growth. [...]
The obesity saga is now threatening the world as a whole with diseases that take birth from over-weight. Obesity escorts to heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, as well as many of additional somber diseases which can have severe allusion. Here is the perfect solution for this, the diet pill Phentermine, which claims to absolutely cure [...]
Excess body fat causes an inflammation response in the body of the overweight, and it can be deadly. Multiple research studies are coming to this same conclusion. It is in the International Journal of Obesity, a recent report by researchers from the University of Warwick Medical School found that the biggest health risk to overweight [...]
A person who have metabolic syndrome, suffers from several disorders at the same time, and it is related to one’s metabolism. A group of risk factors is the characteristic of a metabolic syndrome victim. The syndrome can be identified as the presence of three or more of these components: 1. Abdominal obesity (excessive fat tissue [...]