A new study has found a link between obesity and ovarian cancer. Obesity is the root cause of many lifestyle diseases that are leading to preventable deaths in US. In the past four decades, obesity rates in the US have soared, and kids ages six to 11 have been hit the hardest. The study says more the weight, higher is the rate for developing ovarian cancer in women. The study was conducted … [Read more...]
Scientists identifies gene mutations that lower type 2 diabetes risk
Scientists have made another development in the field of reducing the type 2 diabetes risk with the help of gene mutation. Scientists have claimed that they have identified mutations in a gene that can reduce the type 2 diabetes developing risk in even in elderly and obese people. The study was conducted by a team of researchers at the Broad Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital … [Read more...]
C-Section Born (Caesarean) babies linked to later obesity
A latest study linked to the caesarean babies or the babies born through C-Section procedure have revealed that the risk of becoming heavyweight adults are much higher in these infants when compared to that of natural births. Researchers analyses data of 38,000 individuals and found that caesarean babies were 22 per cent on higher risk to be obese than those who had natural births. They had a … [Read more...]
Obesity rates among American preschoolers down
A new study on obesity in America has shown some encouraging statistics in obesity rates among younger children. The study says that the rates of obesity among kids in the age group 2 and 5 years have decreased significantly over the past decade. The figures for the last 10 years show that they fell by 43 percent among the American preschoolers. According to the study, there were no significant … [Read more...]
Study Of Calico Cat’s Fur May Help Humans Beat Obesity
The forthcoming key for the obese people in losing their weight is now linked straightaway to the unique chromosome structure of calico cats. Scientists have discovered that the cats have such idiosyncratic fur coat due to two different color genes factor on their X chromosomes. Calico cats who are identified for sleeping all day and being spoiled by their owners have unusual black and orange … [Read more...]
Researchers find reason behind childhood obesity
Obesity is the root cause of many lifestyle diseases that are leading to preventable deaths in US. In the past four decades, obesity rates in the US have soared, and kids aged six to 11 have been hit the hardest. A new research has suggested that even a heartier appetite can lead your kids to obesity. According to the experts, weight gain is associated to two key aspects of appetite: lower … [Read more...]
California To Become The First State To Seek Warning Labels On Sugary Drinks
In accordance with a proposal announced by a state lawmaker; California would become the first state in the country to entail warning labels on sodas and other sugary drinks. According to Dr. Harold Goldstein, of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, “Soda and other sugary drinks are the number-one source of added sugar in the American diet.” On an average American consumes 45 … [Read more...]
Kids at obesity risk before going to school: Study
Obesity is a common problem especially in children in the United States. We often get the percentage and figures for how many kids are affected with obesity, but we hardly get a scientific idea on the key time when kids start gaining weight during their childhood. Obesity is the root cause of many lifestyle diseases that are leading to preventable deaths in the United States. In the past four … [Read more...]