Tag: obesity
Jobs That May Make You Fat
It’s no secret that a diet high in sugar, saturated fats, processed foods and empty carbohydrates can lead to high cholesterol levels, heart disease...
Should We Be Stapling Kids’ Stomachs?
Did you know that one in five American children is now obese? Not only is this fact grim in itself, but recent studies have...
Connection Found Between Sleep Apnea And Gout Flare-Ups
A study published in the December 2015 issue of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology reports a newly discovered connection between sleep apnea and gout....
Eating This Tells Your Brain, “Let’s Get Fat”
More than two-thirds (68.8 percent) of adults are considered to be overweight or obese, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and...
Is The Air We Breathe Making Us Fat And Depressed?
We’ve known for a long time that air pollution is a problem for both the environment and our health. However, new research is suggesting...
U.K. Considers A Ban On Junk Food TV Advertisements
If children are our future, then it follows that protecting our children's health is of the utmost importance. Today, approximately one-third of children and...
Fast-Food Commercials Are Effective — And They May Be Making Kids...
Advertising is an art and a science that is specifically designed to get into the mind of the beholder and stay there. Commercials targeted...
Sugar Tax Gains Momentum in 2016
Obesity is on the rise in many nations around the world, and we all know by now that sugar is a major culprit. This...
The “See Food” Diet: How the Items on Your Counter Predict...
Have you heard of the “see food” diet? You know the one — you see food, and you eat it. Well, it turns out,...
Researchers Say Poop Pills Can Flush Out Body Fat, but How?
Freeze dried poop pills, or fecal microbiota transplant pills, may be the future of weight loss and management. These tiny capsules of donor-provided fecal...
