• Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2008
Medicare Wants to Cut Funding for Weight Loss Surgeries

Medicare Wants to Cut Funding for Weight Loss Surgeries

The insurance company ran a study of its own, before making this decision

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 12th, 2008
Text Messaging Used for Obesity Self-Monitoring

Text Messaging Used for Obesity Self-Monitoring

Children fighting the disease could use this technique

Obese Women Have Weaker Impulse Control

Obese Women Have Weaker Impulse Control

They are more impulsive than other women

  • Health
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • November 11th, 2008
Fast Food Consumers Are the Children of the Corn

Fast Food Consumers Are the Children of the Corn

The entire industry of fast food is based on corn

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 6th, 2008
Banned Obesity Drug Causes Heart Problems

Banned Obesity Drug Causes Heart Problems

Fenfluramine was associated with high risk of developing heart conditions

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 1st, 2008
Diabetes Glucose Levels Reduced by Aerobics

Diabetes Glucose Levels Reduced by Aerobics

Resistance training also helps control glucose amounts in the blood

American Doctors Fight Obesity Using Melanin

American Doctors Fight Obesity Using Melanin

The antioxidant is normally responsible for eye and skin color

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 28th, 2008
Scientists Looking for New Ways to Fight Obesity

Scientists Looking for New Ways to Fight Obesity

Higher metabolic rates are the key to losing weight

New Obesity Drug in Trials

New Obesity Drug in Trials

This medicine could reduce weight by half, studies show

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 22nd, 2008
Eat Slowly and Stay Fit

Eat Slowly and Stay Fit

The way you eat determines your weight

Human Weight Tied to Gut Bacteria

Human Weight Tied to Gut Bacteria

A certain species of bacteria influences the absorption rate of the intestines

New Possible Cure for Diabetes

New Possible Cure for Diabetes

Scientists uncovered fat-regenerating stem cells

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 6th, 2008
Physical Exercises Are Not Underrated

Physical Exercises Are Not Underrated

The obese could benefit a lot from just a few minutes of workout per day

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 4th, 2008
New Way to Lose Weight Discovered

New Way to Lose Weight Discovered

Scientists have found an alternate means of forcing the body to consume fats

Blame Obesity on Food not Sedentariness

Blame Obesity on Food not Sedentariness

Study shows that the daily amount of burnt calories remained constant

Pregnant Women's Diets Can Trigger Child Obesity

Pregnant Women's Diets Can Trigger Child Obesity

A recent study warns that overweight mothers could unwillingly predispose their unborn children to obesity

The Junk Sleep Epidemics

The Junk Sleep Epidemics

British researchers have coined a new phrase to describe sleep deprivation and its harmful side-effects

 
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