Category Archives: belly fat

Obese mothers could be 'twice as likely to lose a child after giving birth'

Babies born to obese mothers may be almost two and a half times more likely to die shortly after birth than those born to normal weight mothers.
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Correlation Between Childhood Obesity And Adult Hypertension Demonstrated In UAE Study

A recent study conducted in the UAE demonstrated that the incidence of overweight/obese children (combined) is approximately 20% among the age …
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Children Exposed To Secondhand Smoke, Highway Air Pollution Are More Likely To Gain Weight

Researchers have begun linking secondhand smoke exposure to an increased chance of type 2 diabetes and childhood obesity. DucDigital / CC …
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The alarming map linking obesity and cancer: Death rates rise fastest in Britain's fattest region

It comes as it emerged the mounting obesity crisis is costing the UK economy a staggering £47 billion each year – the same as smoking and war and …
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Researchers Say Falling Forward Instead Of Back Would Lower Child Obesity Rate… on November 2nd at 2:00 am and the clocks will turn back one hour, but some researchers say falling forward would lower children’s obesity rate.
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Hey, laugh all you want but when your beloved pet departs a few years earlier than he/she should have because you overfed and failed to provide enough exercise, believe me, you’ll feel terrible.  Besides, an under exercised pet can easily be subject to behavioral problems.

Animal House: K9 Fit Club raises awareness of pet obesity“Excess weight for dogs brings on numerous health risks, with obesity playing a role in decreased life expectancy. It’s time to regard pet obesity as the …
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Childhood obesity is a terrible problem on so many levels.  It’s easy to over indulge your child with too many sweets, too many trips to the fast food outlets when you don’t have the energy to cook.  And its heartbreaking to watch the effects that obesity can play on your child’s sense of self esteem….and then there’s the physical issues.

Obese Kids Face Greater Risk for Heart DiseaseThe adverse long-term influence of obesity and elevated blood pressure on left ventricular remodeling begins in childhood, according to findings from …
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Toolkit 4 Tamariki: Spotlight on pre-schooler obesity

Toolkit 4 Tamariki: Spotlight on pre-schooler obesity. 18 July 2014. Julie Chatwin. Are you concerned about your pre-schoolers weight? Julie Chatwin …
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Walking can reduce your risk of diabetes, obesity

Canadian researchers found that the incidence of diabetes fell 7 percent and obesity 9 percent over the course of 10 years in neighborhoods that were …
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Severe obesity is down in elementary kids after former Mayor Bloomberg's health initiatives: officials

Severe obesity dipped to 5.7% in the 2010-11 school year as compared with 6.3% in the 2006-07 year, Health Department officials announced …
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What's more to blame for obesity: Lack of exercise or eating too much?

“Our findings do not support the popular notion that the increase of obesity in the United States can be attributed primarily to sustained increase over …
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Obesity an equity issue

The Maori Party has welcomed a New Zealand Medical Association report on the obesity epidemic. The association is recommending government …
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Obesity levels mean number of adults with diabetes has tripled in just eight years

Experts warned of an epidemic unless urgent action is taken to stem pre-diabetes caused by a prevalence in obesity, high blood pressure and high …
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UGA researchers find virtual pets help increase physical activity, reduce obesity

Researchers at the University of Georgia found potential for increasing physical activity and reducing the risk of childhood obesity using pets –virtual …
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Bradford chosen to be part of Europe-wide programme to tackle obesity

The 12 month long project is aimed at tackling the growing levels of obesity in Europe, and will be launched in September. In Bradford, the project is …
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Obesity drug failing patients due to lack of education about side-effects

Obesity drug failing patients due to lack of education about side-effects … Orlistat is currently the only prescribed drug for obesity and functions by …
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Experts: Reducing Childhood Obesity Requires Comprehensive Approach

There's more to reducing childhood obesity in New Jersey than better diets and more exercise. Business practices, how children learn about health …
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Are These 7 “Healthy” Foods Wrecking Your Weight Loss Diet? Just when you think that you’re on the right path, another curveball gets thrown at your weight loss efforts. You want to eat healthy and lose weight, so you buy “healthy” food. But is it really healthy? Or are you being lied to? Let me guess, you think it’s healthy because you […]
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Turn off the TV during pregnancy to prevent childhood obesityExpectant mothers can help prevent childhood obesity early by adopting healthy screentime habits even before the child is born. That’s the overriding …
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