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Obesity Rising
Obesity Rising.Two reports from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics show that the obesity epidemic is hitting young and older Americans across the economic spectrum.
The NCHS, part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, released the reports on Tuesday. Looking at both adults and children, they compared obesity rates using national data from 1988 to 1994 and from 2005...
obese women
obese women,Older women who are overweight or obese and lose more than 15 percent of their body weight could significantly boost their levels of vitamin D, new research suggests.
The study, conducted by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, also indicates that the surge in vitamin D could help scientists explore new avenues for the prevention of chronic diseases such as cancer...
lose weight
lose weight,Many dieters feel jubilant when they reach their weight goal, only to find that the pounds somehow return after that.
New research may help explain why that is so: The behaviors that help people lose weight don’t overlap much with those that help them maintain their new shape, according to scientists from Penn State University.
The team investigated whether two distinct sets of...
Obesity Epidemic
Obesity Epidemic,A new report outlining how obesity threatens America’s future reveals that obesity rates climbed over the past year in 16 states, and not a single state reported a decline in the proportion of excessively overweight residents.
The report, released Thursday, also found that more than 30 percent of the people in 12 states are obese. Four years ago, only one state could make...
diet extreme
diet extreme,Dieting and disordered eating that begin in adolescence often continue into young adulthood, a new study finds.
Disordered eating includes unhealthy and extreme weight-control behaviors, such as fasting or skipping meals and binge eating.
Researchers analyzed data from 1,030 males and 1,257 females who were followed for 10 years beginning in either early adolescence (about 13 years old)...