obesity crisis
05/23/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Rose hips could be an effective treatment for obesity
Roses are famous all over the world because of their sheer beauty, but that’s not all the plant has to offer. For thousands of years, people have turned to the rose plant not for its flowers but for its fruit, the rose hip. In particular, the fruits have been used in traditional medicine to treat a number of […]
01/05/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Thirty new studies confirm it: Sweet drinks cause weight gain, obesity in children and adults – experts call for action to reduce consumption
According to the results of a systematic review, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are associated with obesity in children and adults. Researchers have studied the latest data concerning SSBs, and at least 30 studies from 2013 to 2015 point to the link between SSBs and obesity. Experts warn countries who have yet to do so that they must […]
12/01/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
More than half of U.S. youth are OBESE by age 35
Children who are extremely obese have only a one in five chance of being of normal weight as adults. Unfortunately, current estimates place around 4.5 million children in the United States being overweight. According to a report released by researchers at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on […]
11/28/2017
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By Ralph Flores
Being overweight is hard on the knees and the wallet: New study tracks how obesity epidemic has made knee dislocations more frequent, severe, expensive
Excess weight can result in an increased risk of knee dislocations, according to a study. This puts an excruciating focus on how obesity rates are shaping risk assessment, as well as the economics of a traumatic injury. The study “Increased Incidence of Vascular Injury In Obese Patients with Knee Dislocations” looks at the increasing obesity […]
09/27/2017
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By Rhonda Johansson
Artificial sweeteners raise the risk of type-2 diabetes, new study confirms
Results of a small study concluded that habitual use of artificial sweeteners can dampen the body’s response to glucose. Researchers saw that the change led to an impaired absorption of nutrition, which increased the participant’s’ risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Damning though this may be for healthy adults wanting to keep their blood sugar levels […]
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