Overweight & Obesity
What's the 'weight set point,' and why does it make it so hard to keep weight off?
If you've ever tried to lose weight but found the kilos return almost as quickly as they left, you're not alone.
Feb 22, 2023
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News tagged with unhealthy lifestyles
Genetics
Genetics may explain link between unhealthy teen lifestyles and accelerated biological aging
Genetics may help explain the link between unhealthy lifestyles and accelerated biological aging in young adulthood, according to findings published today in eLife.
Nov 8, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How evolutionary developmental psychology can explain mental disorders
Why is it that mental disorders such as depression are so common? Psychologists Marèn Hoogland and Annemie Ploeger analyzed three major theories from evolutionary developmental psychology to find a better explanation for ...
Oct 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Non-communicable diseases cause 74% of global deaths: WHO
Non-communicable diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes are responsible for 74 percent of deaths globally and cracking down on risk factors could save millions of lives, the WHO said Wednesday.
Sep 21, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A healthy lifestyle almost halves the risk of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes
A healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of dementia in those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study of hundreds of thousands of people in the U.K. being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Cardiology
Individualized lifestyle counseling is key to heart health, especially for Black Americans
A new article published in the peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA Cardiology points to the need for individualized behavioral counseling to help patients change unhealthy lifestyles to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD), ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Health
More than half of young U.S. adults have a chronic health condition
Obesity, depression, high blood pressure, asthma: These are just a few of the chronic health conditions that are now affecting almost 40 million Americans between the ages 18 and 34, new federal data shows.
Jul 28, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
WHO warns of obesity 'epidemic' in Europe
The WHO said Tuesday that "epidemic" overweight and obesity rates are linked to over 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, calling for swift policy changes to reverse the dangerous trend.
May 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unhealthy lifestyles associated with a higher risk of severe COVID-19, highest risk for economically disadvantaged
Unhealthy lifestyles are associated with a higher risk of severe COVID-19, but risks are highest in the most economically disadvantaged, according to a new study.
Mar 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows link between long-term exposure to air pollution and fatty liver disease
Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a growing global health challenge and poses a substantial economic burden. A large-scale epidemiologic study in China has identified links between long-term exposure to ...
Dec 6, 2021
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