In the 21st century, the search for methods of treating noncommunicable diseases, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes are
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Obesity promotes virulence of influenza
Obesity promotes the virulence of the influenza virus, according to a study conducted in mice published in mBio, an open-access
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Teens with obesity and PCOS have more ‘unhealthy’ bacteria
Teens with obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have more “unhealthy” gut bacteria suggesting the microbiome may play a role
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Walking to school is not enough to prevent obesity
More children are overweight or obese nowadays because they don’t get enough exercise, it is often claimed. One of the
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Obesity as a growing social norm
From a philosophical point of view, we cannot reconcile a world in which so many people are suffering from malnutrition
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Processed foods highly correlated with obesity epidemic in the US
As food consumed in the U.S. becomes more and more processed, obesity may become more prevalent. Through reviewing overall trends
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Jillian Michaels Says People Are Too Politically Correct: Obesity Shouldn’t ‘Be Glamorized’
Jillian Michaels believes that the move towards political correctness in the health world has gone too far. The trainer, 45,
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Robotic transplants safe for kidney disease patients with obesity
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago report that among patients with obesity, robotic kidney transplants produce survival outcomes
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Treating adolescent obesity: The evidence behind behavioral, pharmacological, and weight loss surgery options
As rates of adolescent obesity continue to rise, choice of treatment needs to be guided by the severity of obesity,
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Obesity is 'not down to a lack of willpower'
Obesity is ‘not simply down to an individual’s lack of willpower’, says new research, suggesting that all that fat-shaming really
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