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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Does being obese increase risk of developing type 2 diabetes?
An unfavorable lifestyle was defined as no or only one healthy lifestyle factor; the remaining participants were considered to have
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Food insecurity in toddler years linked to poor health, but not obesity
Young children, who grow up in homes with limited access to nutritious foods (known as food insecurity), are more likely
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Heart attacks: Which area has the highest incidences of the deadly condition?
Heart attacks are a serious medical emergency in which the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually
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‘It is NOT okay to be fat, Dr!’ Should the NHS pay to treat obesity? – Express.co.uk POLL
Figures show 29 percent of adults in England are now obese. Many experts now claim the belief obesity is self-inflicted is
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Strong evidence for causal link between obesity and multiple diseases
A new study, led by Professor Elina Hyppönen from UniSA’s Australian Centre for Precision Health, presents the strongest evidence yet
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A tale of two proteins: The best and worst of metabolic adaptation: Researchers reveal two enzymes responsible for inducing lean and obese states
The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis is supported by multiple human epidemiological studies and animal studies. It
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