Move It and Lose It: Every ‘Brisk’ Minute Counts
University of Utah Study Shows Higher-Intensity Activity Impacts Weight, Even in Short Bouts To win the war against weight gain, it turns out that every skirmish matters – as long as the physical activity puts your heart and lungs to work.
Mother’s education level impacts depression in kids
Children of women who did not finish high school were twice as likely to experience a major episode of depression in early adulthood as children whose mothers obtained a high school diploma, according to a new study by researchers at McGill University.
Most People with Moderate Kidney Disease Have Medication-Resistant Hypertension
7/12/2013 – Blacks and those with a larger waist circumference, diabetes, and history of heart attacks or strokes at highest risk
Most Herniated Discs Result from Avulsion, Not Rupture, Suggests Study in Spine
ISSLS Award-Winning Paper Questions Assumptions about How Herniated Discs Happen
Most Breast Cancer Deaths Occur in Unscreened Women
Nearly three quarters of deaths from breast cancer occur among women who’ve not undergone mammographic screening, according to a study in Cancer.
More Than 28 Cups of Coffee a Week May Endanger Health in Under-55s
13 August 2013 – Younger People Should Avoid Heavy Coffee Consumption, Suggests New Study
Obesity May Be Linked to Microorganisms Living in the Gut
How much a person eats may be only one of many factors that determines weight gain. A recent Cedars-Sinai study suggests that a breath test profile of microorganisms inhabiting the gut may be able to tell doctors how susceptible a person is to developing obesity.
Obesity Makes Fat Cells Act Like They’re Infected
The inflammation of fat tissue is part of a spiraling series of events that leads to the development of type 2 diabetes in some obese people. But researchers have not understood what triggers the inflammation, or why. In Cell Metabolism this month, scientists from The…
Obesity Combined with Exposure to Cigarette Smoke May Pose New Health Concerns
Millions of people who are obese and smoke tobacco may face additional health problems — including their responses to common prescription medicines — that extend beyond the well-known links with cancer, heart attacks and stroke, according to a report presented at the 246th National Meeting &…
Obese Teenagers Who Lose Weight at Risk for Developing Eating Disorders
Obese teenagers who lose weight are at risk of developing eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, Mayo Clinic researchers imply in a recent Pediatrics article.
Obese Stomachs Tell Us Diets Are Doomed to Fail
The way the stomach detects and tells our brains how full we are becomes damaged in obese people but does not return to normal once they lose weight, according to new research from the University of Adelaide. Researchers believe this could be a key reason…
Obese Men With Benign Biopsy at High Risk for Prostate Cancer
Obese men were more likely to have precancerous lesions detected in their benign prostate biopsies compared with nonobese men and were at a greater risk for subsequently developing prostate cancer, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology.