5 Procedures That Will Dramatically Impact Your Health
At times in your life, you may require a medical procedure to improve your health. Some procedures could greatly improve your quality of life from being able to sleep without snoring to being able to walk without pain. These procedures will dramatically impact your health. Adenoid Extraction An adenoidectomy is the removal of your adenoids. […]
Getting a Hernia Surgery? Here’s What to Expect
A hernia is a localized bulge or lump that may appear on a part of an organ, when the organ pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall. Hernias most commonly appear in the abdominal region or diaphragm (hiatal hernia), but they can also appear in the upper thigh, belly button, and […]
Obesity can add five weeks of asthma symptoms per year in preschoolers
Asthma affects almost 1 in 10 children in the US and is a leading cause of emergency room visits and hospitalizations in preschoolers. According to new research, symptoms may be worse for children ages 2 to 5 who are overweight. Source: Science Daily | Read More
Harmful effects of being overweight underestimated
The harmful effects of being overweight have been underestimated…
Analysis of new studies including 250,000 people confirms sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to overweight and obesity in children and adults
A new review of the latest evidence on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)- which includes 30 new studies published between 2013 and 2015 (and none of them industry sponsored) — concludes that SSB consumption is associated with overweight and obesity, and that countries that have not already done so should take action to reduce the consumption of […]
Several reasons why whole grains are healthy
When overweight adults exchange refined grain products – such as white bread and pasta – with whole grain varieties, they eat less, they lose weight and the amount of inflammation in their bodies decreases. These are some of the findings of a large Danish study headed by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark […]
A focus on dental health can protect children from becoming overweight
Talking about dental health with children and parents – about what is healthy and unhealthy for your teeth – can be one way to prevent children from developing overweight. This is suggested in a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy on children’s diet, BMI and well-being. Source: Sahlgrenska Academy | Read More
Drug can dramatically reduce weight of people with obesity
A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with clinical obesity, according to new research. Source: Science Daily | Read More
Obesity during pregnancy may lead directly to fetal overgrowth, study suggests
“Our results underscore the importance of attaining a healthy body weight before pregnancy,” said the study’s lead author, Cuilin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., a researcher in the Division of Intramural Population Health Research at NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. “They also suggest that clinicians should carefully monitor the pregnancies […]
Changes to diet, physical activity, behaviour may reduce obesity in children, adolescents
Making changes to diet, physical activity and behavior may reduce obesity in children and adolescents, suggests a new report. Source: Science Daily | Read More