Obesity
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Age is no barrier to successful weight loss
The study dispels myths about the effectiveness of weight loss in older people.
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Antibiotics before age 2 associated with childhood health issues
Association of infant antibiotic exposure with childhood health outcomes.
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Obesity can increase the risk of kidney disease, study
Regardless of where it is deposited in the body, fat increases the risk of kidney disease.
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Men with large waistline are more likely to die of prostate cancer
There is a link between central adiposity and risk of death from prostate cancer.
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Body Mass Index is the main modifiable cause of diabetes
Losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes.
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Lipoic acid supplements help in losing weight
Particularly in women and in the heaviest people.
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Obesity is an important risk factor of COVID-19
Yale Medicine physicians explain how obesity may heighten chance of severe disease.
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Tall children have a higher risk of developing obesity
According to the study, taller children are more likely to have a higher body mass index than shorter children.
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How human fat cells are affected by age?
A growing awareness of the health toll attributable to obesity in modern, industrialized nations has added importance to efforts to understand the causes and...