Some people are more likely than others to gain weight from frequently indulging in fried foods, scientists say. You can blame Mom and Dad for passing on the obesity risk genes.
The reason for the link isn’t clear, but researchers say obesity’s effect on self-image and self-esteem might be partly to blame.
An analysis of Americans’ diets from 1970 to 2010 reveals we have a way to go in cutting down on harmful fats and starches to ward off obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
The American Medical Association has finally labeled obesity a disease, not just a risk factor for other disorders.
A new study has found that obesity may increase the risk for future prostate cancer.
We are encountering diabetes with increased frequency in daily practice. The disease is associated with obesity, dyslipidemia and cardiovascular abnormalities, and appears to be approaching epidemic proportions. Insulin resistance precedes the onset of overt type 2 diabetes. Many of the currently available drugs utilized for the treatment of insulin resistance are associated with significant adverse reactions. The utilization of supplements presents an attractive opportunity to reduce insulin resistance without adverse sequelae.
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Breast-feeding confers benefits, but a lower risk for obesity may not be one of them.
Whole wheat, stone-ground, multi-grain. Have food labels got you confused? Joanne Slavin, a nutrition professor at the University of Minnesota, and David Ludwig, a pediatrician and obesity doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital, discuss the meaning of “whole grain,” and whether intact grains like wheat berries pack more nutritional punch than their ground-up counterparts, such as whole wheat flour.
Whole wheat, stone-ground, multi-grain. Have food labels got you confused? Joanne Slavin, a nutrition professor at the University of Minnesota, and David Ludwig, a pediatrician and obesity doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital, discuss the meaning of “whole grain,” and whether intact grains like wheat berries pack more nutritional punch than their ground-up counterparts, such as whole wheat flour.
The notion that being a little overweight could help people in old age is being challenged. Some of the studies in support of the so-called obesity paradox excluded people who lived in institutions, like nursing homes, or were too sick to participate, a critic says.