'Spare tire' may be tougher on your heart than 'love handles'
(HealthDay)—Belly fat—especially hidden fat deep in the gut—may indicate increased risk for heart disease, a new study suggests.
Sep 26, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Belly fat—especially hidden fat deep in the gut—may indicate increased risk for heart disease, a new study suggests.
Sep 26, 2016
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Mothers who were raising children with autism and reported chronic stress were more likely to have high levels of "bad" cholesterol and lower levels of protective progenitor cells than lower-stressed mothers of "neurotypical" ...
Sep 21, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Severe obesity appears to be an independent risk factor for heart failure, a new study suggests.
Sep 16, 2016
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Being overweight increases the chances of premature death, according to a USC researcher.
Aug 29, 2016
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A study by Johns Hopkins researchers of more than 13,000 people has found that even after accounting for such risk factors as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, so-called morbid obesity appears to stand alone ...
Aug 22, 2016
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A 20-year rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China appears to have been spurred largely by increases in high blood pressure, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Increasing body mass ...
Aug 15, 2016
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Lending support to the idea that high-calorie diets, sedentariness and other aspects of the contemporary American lifestyle may be driving the obesity epidemic, UC San Francisco researchers have found that people who carry ...
Jul 6, 2016
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People who lose their jobs late in their careers are at risk of gaining weight—especially men, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Jun 24, 2016
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People who are lean for life have the lowest mortality, while those with a heavy body shape from childhood up to middle age have the highest mortality, reveal findings of a large study published in The BMJ today.
May 4, 2016
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A large waist-hip ratio is a more important risk factor for heart attacks than weight, especially for younger to middle-aged women. This is shown in a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the University ...
Apr 15, 2016
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