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Obesity
Triglycerides, those fats that seem to be the bane of any diet, remain a mystery for many researchers. Plenty of...
Two new studies from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden underscore health risks associated with childhood obesity. Children with obesity have a...
Many people with obesity also develop high blood pressure, but the mechanism that leads to this remains unclear. A new...
Breathing dirty air takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders and other chronic...
Higher levels of abdominal fat were linked with reduced cognitive function in a Clinical Obesity study of older Asians with type 2...
Scientists already know that stomach fat — known as abdominal obesity — increases the risk of having a first heart...
One in five young people have fatty liver disease (steatosis), with one in 40 having already developed liver scarring (fibrosis),...
Lowering an older person's systolic blood pressure to 120 mmHg or lower reduces the risk of heart disease, but increases...
One in five young people have fatty liver disease (steatosis), with one in 40 having already developed liver scarring (fibrosis),...
Coinciding with this increase in weight are ever-rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and health complications caused by obesity,...
Overweight and obesity were associated with higher risks of several common cancers in a 40-year, nationwide Danish study. In the...
A new, long-term study finds that midlife obesity raises the risk of dementia in women. However, calorie intake and physical...
Belly fat may reduce mental agility from midlife onward A study of thousands of middle-aged and older people has linked...
Many mammals gain weight and become insulin resistant during fall. However, these changes are easily reversible, and the mammals will...