Tag: obesity
How Modernization Has Made Us Fat
According to United Arab Emirates University obesity expert Syed Shah, “modernization has not been good for our health. Even in remote Himalayan villages in...
What You Need to do Now to Save Your Liver
Regular snacking has its benefits, often helping to keep blood glucose levels under control as well as keeping you from overeating at your next...
Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Obesity?
It seems that the belief that it’s possible to be ‘fit and fat’, or even ‘obese and healthy’, may be just wishful thinking as...
Fat Inflating Foods: What You Must Not Eat
So many people are still under the mistaken impression that it is fatty foods that have caused the ever-growing obesity epidemic, but the real...
Study: Nearly 40 Million Deaths Preventable by Reducing Six Risk Factors
A new study published in The Lancet set out to quantify just how many deaths across the globe could be prevented over the next...
Is Obesity the Lesser of Two Evil Metabolic Problems?
For the past several years, much of America's health care research has been centered around our growing obesity epidemic. While this issue absolutely needs...
OCA Petitions Michelle Obama to Embrace GMO Labelling
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is currently collecting signatures on a letter to be delivered to First Lady Michelle Obama, asking her to add...
California Senator Proposes Warning Labels for Sugary Drinks
In what may turn out to be a key step in our nation's fight against rising obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease rates,...
Overweight Individuals May Experience Altered Emotions and Worsened Memory Function… But...
We have all heard that carrying excess weight puts us at a higher risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke. However, what...
Too Little Weight Can be as Dangerous as Too Much: Finding...
Most everyone nowadays knows the dangers of obesity - statistics about excess weight and links to heart disease, type 2 diabetes and other conditions...
