Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases, particularly heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.
Obesity Stories
From their ingredients to the lack of nutritional value, it is not hard to see why soda can be so damaging to our health. Here are 4 ill-effects to know about.
Moving to the United States is a big change in terms of diet, lifestyle and other environmental factors. How does it change the bacteria residing in your gut?
While offices are introducing standing desks to reduce sedentary behavior among employees, the science behind them is not as strong as you would expect.
In a study with mice, researchers observed how the "keep eating" signal overpowered the "stop eating" signal, as a result of two clusters of brain cells being activated at the same time.
While it is known that obesity could trigger asthma, a new study presented at the European Respiratory Society asks whether asthma patients are also at elevated risk of becoming obese.
In a new study from Europe, researchers were able to identify a new gene in brown fat cells which could help in the development of anti-obesity treatments in the future.
Sugar is added to many food items from cereals to yogurt. Here are five unexpected sources of the ingredient you may be consuming every day.
Diet and exercise aside, new research examines how the attitudes of parents during pregnancy could influence weight gain in their children.
While older women who are overweight have an increased risk for breast cancer, younger women with a high BMI may experience the opposite.
With the rising rates of obesity, a U.K. based study states that "normalization of plus size" may have caused people to underestimate their own size.
The 16:8 diet, a type of intermittent fasting, was found to help obese individuals in their weight loss efforts and also lower their blood pressure.
Knee osteoarthritis, a common problem among overweight people, can be vastly improved by losing 10 percent or more of one's body weight, a new study states.