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MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major risk factor for left atrial enlargement, which increases the risk of atrial fibrillation, stroke and death, a new study shows.
Obesity in adolescent girls may increase the risk for multiple sclerosis later in life, a study shows.
Asian phenotype to be exploredThree Singapore biomedical institutions have launched a major, long-term study of pregnant mothers and their fetuses as well as infant children to determine just how profoundly environmental factors early in life influence the onset of diseases such as obesity and diabetes in later years.The new research program, inspired by research evidence showing that the ...
Aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement, upping one's risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia), stroke and death, according to findings published in the Nov. 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Should teachers be giving out stickers instead of Snickers? Most attendees at the recent Preventing Obesity Summit hosted by Dakota County would answer yes.
Obesity prohibits you from doing a lot of things. According to the Trust for America's Health, adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state during the past year. Most would consider such a condition to be detrimental. However, maybe it can be used in your favor.
The Otero County Health Department, which also serves Crowley County, will be the recipient of a large, $3.7 million grant early next year to combat both obesity and tobacco use in the two counties, Rick Ritter, director of the health department reported to the Otero County Commissioner on Monday.
The fact that parents don't let their kids play outside has translated into an ever-growing epidemic of childhood obesity.
New data from a long-term survey suggests that U.S. teens are no less active today than they were in 1991. Yet they've gotten increasingly heavier over the same period
Teenage women who are obese may be more than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as adults compared to female teens who are not obese, according to a study published in the November 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.The research involved 238,371women from the Nurses' Health Study and Nurses' Health Study II who were 25 to ...
Have you heard of "the fat gap?” The term sprang up last month, when a survey in Great Britain found the majority of overweight people there are oblivious to the fact that they’re heavy. The findings pin down a phenomenon that health professionals have been talking about for years: As those around us get fatter, our perception of our own size changes accordingly.Are you caught in the fat gap ...
Puberty is the first big change in life. Many believe this period of pimples, bras and periods is starting earlier for girls.
The taxing of sugary drinks is becoming a viable option to enforce healthier living in many states and even on the floor of Congress.
Obesity appears to be a risk factor on a par with pregnancy for developing complications from an infection with pandemic H1N1 influenza.
You thought you could guzzle fruit juice forever without getting fat, fatty? No! Scientists warn the calories in fruit juice make you fat just like the calories in soda. Other "danger" foods that put...
The creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids' minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased.
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