Category: Weight and Obesity
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Dog’s With The Longest Longevity
Every now and then we post an article just for fun, some of those have been about pets. Following our last post about dogs several months back we received numerous emails asking if we could post an article covering how long dogs live. This post is in response to that request. Enjoy. A huge study…
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Up to three daily servings of kimchi may lower men’s obesity risk
Up to three daily servings of kimchi may lower menu2019s obesity risk and radish kimchi is linked to a lower prevalence of midriff bulge in both men and women Eating up to three daily servings of the Korean classic, kimchi, may lower menu2019s overall risk of obesity, while radish kimchi is linked to a lower…
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Societal Stigma And Toxic Yo-Yo Dieting Culture Cycles
A recent study from North Carolina State University published in Qualitative Health Research urges people to think twice before going on another diet, highlighting the negative interpersonal and psychological consequences associated with yo-yo dieting and societal stigmas.u00a0
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Obesity “Dismantles” Mitochondria
The rates of obesity have nearly tripled since 1975, this alarming shift has resulted in a worldwide epidemic. Most certainly lifestyle factors such as diet, nutrition, exercise, physical activity, and sedentary time play critical roles in both the development and progress of obesity, but scientists have to understand that obesity is also associated with intrinsic…
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Self-Compassion May Help Achieve Weight Goals
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Weight loss and maintenance can be hard, people typically blame themselves for not having strong enough willpower. It seems as if everywhere we look, we are surrounded by food, which makes maintaining or losing weight extremely difficult because all this delicious and most often high-calorie food is so very easily accessible. Experiencing setbacks in a…
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Study suggests that unintentional weight loss is a signal to see a doctor
Unintentional weight loss is associated with an increase in the risk of a cancer diagnosis within the coming year, according to a study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. u201cIf you are losing weight and you arenu2019t trying to lose weight by making changes in your exercise routine or diet, people should see their doctor to consider…
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Diabetes Remission And Weight Loss
Few patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are able to achieve normal blood glucose levels through weight loss alone, according to a recent study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine led by Andrea Luk of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.u00a0
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Are Your New Year Goals Attainable?
New Year’s resolutions vary from person to person, which could be giving up smoking, being more positive, learning a new language, taking up a hobby, learning an instrument, or traveling somewhere exotic, but most of the time resolutions tend to revolve around self-improvement. However, according to a random double opt-in survey conducted by OnePoll on…
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Childhood stress linked to higher risk of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes in adults
Young adults who reported higher stress as adolescents were more likely to have high blood pressure, obesity and other cardiometabolic risk factors as adults, finds new study in Journal of the American Heart Association. News Release Research Highlights: Consistently high scores of perceived stress during adolescence through adulthood may contribute to worse cardiometabolic health including…
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Dancing Can Help Shake Away Unwanted Pounds
Are you trying to lose weight but having trouble finding an exercise routine that you can stick with? Do you like music and having fun? If so, you should consider dancing to shake away those unwanted pounds. According to a study published in PLOS ONE, dancing is a sustainable effective intervention for weight loss. u201cAs…