Being obese is associated with an increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency (number of cigarettes smoked per
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I’m a 15 year old guy weighing over 170 pounds. Am I considered obese and if so, how can I fix it?
The healthy weight range for you depends on your height and your age. Body mass index, or BMI, is a
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Are people with diabetes, obesity predisposed to stress?
According to Auriel Willette, Tovah Wolf, and others at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Iowa State University in Ames, the
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Symptoms of osteoarthritis may be lessened with simple changes to the diet
One gram of fish oil a day could help reduce the pain of patients with osteoarthritis, a new study in
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Following five healthy lifestyle habits may increase life expectancy by decade or more
Maintaining five healthy habits — eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much
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Jamie Oliver’s letter to Theresa May calling for total junk food deals ban
Jamie Oliver, the man who almost singlehandedly removed Turkey Twizzlers from school menus, is now trying to get junk food
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First total penis and scrotum transplant
Many soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices, or
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Pregnant moms and their offspring should limit added sugars in their diets to protect childhood cognition
A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has determined that poorer childhood cognition occurred, particularly in
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Childhood obesity declines project identifies community-based obesity strategies that work
To improve success rates and combat continuing disparities in the fight against childhood obesity, the Childhood Obesity Declines Project (COBD)
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Timing of stress-hormone pulses controls weight gain
New research provides the first molecular understanding of why people gain weight due to chronic stress, disrupted circadian rhythms and
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