Climate change could bring rising obesity rates
(HealthDay)—You can add obesity and its related health risks to the long list of threats posed by climate change, researchers report.
Oct 14, 2021
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(HealthDay)—You can add obesity and its related health risks to the long list of threats posed by climate change, researchers report.
Oct 14, 2021
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The probability that an obese person will develop severe COVID-19 is high regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, and the presence of co-morbidities such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart or lung disease, according to ...
Oct 14, 2020
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A large analysis of personality studies has found that people with obesity behave somewhat like people with addictions to alcohol or drugs. But obesity is also a complex condition that cannot be fully explained by the addiction ...
Oct 28, 2019
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The British Psychological Society is calling for changes for how we talk about fatness, suggesting we should no longer use the phrase "obese people," but instead, "people with obesity" or "people living with obesity."
Oct 15, 2019
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With obesity now affecting almost a third (29%) of the population in England, and expected to rise to 35% by 2030, should we now recognise it as a disease? Experts debate the issue in The BMJ today.
Jul 18, 2019
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Governments are always telling us to eat less and exercise more to be healthier, but this presents an obvious problem. Being active is liable to make you hungrier, so there's a risk you end up eating extra to compensate, ...
Mar 29, 2019
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Studies show there is a major link between personality traits and personal body image, but the relationship between personality and attitudes toward others' bodies has gone largely unexplored.
Jan 15, 2019
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New data on almost 13 million people, from 200 countries around the world, points to a tenfold increase in rates of obesity among children and adolescents over the last four decades. This is the largest study of its kind ...
Oct 18, 2017
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Although influenza vaccines are currently the best forms of protection to safeguard people against getting the flu, they are not effective in all cases. A study from Melinda Beck's research team at the University of North ...
Jun 6, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Attempts to shame an overweight or obese person into losing weight won't motivate them to do so, and may even raise their risk for cardiovascular disease and other health problems, according to research published ...
Feb 1, 2017
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