Obesity Stories
- Two kinds of fat can be found in the body — subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. The latter, hidden deeper in the abdominal cavity, is linked to these risks.
- Though it has been argued that eating breakfast can help weight loss efforts by speeding up our metabolism, a new study says that the evidence is lacking.
- If you are stuck in a bad job over a long period of time, you may experience physical and mental health consequences. Here are five ways it could do damage.
- You may have come across many studies and news headlines calling chocolate a superfood. But to what extent can it actually provide health benefits?
- As 2019 approaches, many have taken up the new year resolution to lose their holiday weight. Here are a few tips to make sure you do it the right way.
- 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.