Overweight & Obesity
Scientists reveal new insight into combating the middle-aged spread
Those stubborn pounds that creep on around the stomach in mid-life are the bane of many.
Aug 13, 2014
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News tagged with obesity epidemic
Overweight & Obesity
Obesity rates keep rising for U.S. adults
Obesity rates have continued to climb significantly among American adults, but the same hasn't held true for children, a new government report finds.
Mar 23, 2018
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Health
Common pesticide may contribute to global obesity crisis
A commonly-used pesticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity epidemic, says a study led by McMaster University scientists.
Aug 27, 2021
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Genetics
Severe obesity linked to newly identified gene mutations
Researchers have discovered mutations in a gene related to obesity, offering new treatment possibilities in the fight against the global epidemic.
Jan 08, 2018
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Medical research
Direct link found between diet ingredients and gut microbes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Globally, industrialized countries face an epidemic of obesity while poor nations continue to grapple with pervasive malnutrition, particularly among children. Increasing evidence suggests that both conditions ...
May 19, 2011
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Overweight & Obesity
Why some of us are fat, and others aren't
The obesity epidemic is not an American phenomenon. About 37 percent of the world's adults are overweight or obese, and no nation has been able to claim even a tiny reversal in the trend in the last 33 years.
May 04, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Diabetes, obesity behind 800,000 cancers worldwide: study
Nearly six percent of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012—some 800,000 cases—were caused by diabetes and excess weight, according to a study published Tuesday.
Nov 28, 2017
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Diabetes
Positive sign in America's diabetes fight
Is there light at the end of the "diabesity" tunnel? New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seem to confirm that recent reports showing the U.S. diabetes epidemic beginning to decline are not a statistical ...
Dec 04, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
African-American women can lose weight and keep it off
(Medical Xpress) -- Understanding cultural influences on African-American women may be important in helping them achieve long-term weight loss, according to researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine ...
Jun 06, 2012
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Health
Everything you know about dieting is wrong: scientists
Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity.
Feb 20, 2012
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