Parents of healthy-weight and overweight preschoolers are generally well aware of dietary risk factors that fuel childhood obesity, as per study of the families of 150 0reschoolers. When it comes to obesity prevention, the focus tends to be on school-age children and teens, but a growing body of research has found a link between poor …
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A compound found in red wine, grapes and other fruits, and similar in structure to resveratrol, is able to block cellular processes that allow fat cells to develop, opening a door to a potential method to control obesity, according to a Purdue University study. Recent research into flavonoid compounds suggests they may play a key …
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An Appetite Controlling Brain Receptor has been detected by scientists at Columbia University Medical Center. The researchers reported in the journal Cell that this very druggable target could mean that a new medication for obesity may not be that difficult to find. Anti-obesity medication or weight loss drugs are all pharmacological agents that reduce or control weight. These drugs alter one …
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Anoresia or Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by immoderate food restriction and irrational fear of gaining weight, as well as a distorted body self-perception. It typically involves excessive weight loss and is usually found more in females than in males. This restriction of food intake causes metabolic and hormonal disorders. An airbrush is a small, air operated tool that …
Being worried about not having enough food to feed one’s family, a situation called food insecurity, is common in low-income families. These families often are overweight, too. The low-income mothers, who are currently experiencing food insecurity are more likely to worry that their children are eating too much food and tended to offer smaller portion …
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It is almost impossible to go a day without seeing some form of advertisement, whether plastered across large billboards, interrupting television programmes or personalised adverts online, which track your shopping habits by monitoring the websites you visit. Subliminal messages During the Olympics, all eyes will be on the competition, but those watching may be inadvertently …
Many observational reports have suggested that statin drugs cause fatigue in some people, and now a randomized trial has found further evidence for the effect. These are among the most widely used prescription drugs on the market, but now researchers say that the cholesterol-lowering drugs can cause fatigue and decreased energy upon exertion. The study, …
Your children today need nutrition and food education along with the skills necessary, such as gardening and cooking, to help them consciously choose what foods to buy and eat in order to maintain optimal health. Marshall Reid came home from his school in North Carolina, US one day and decided enough was enough, because he …
You’re being told to lose “weight” because you’re ‘overweight’. Does anyone ever stop and think what sort of “weight”? There’s a growing movement to get doctors and other public health professionals to stop using words such as “overweight” and “obese” as well. There are many who would agree that using the term “fat” to somebody’s …
MPs in U.K. have recommended that all school children should take part in compulsory body image and self-esteem lessons. It comes after an inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on body image heard evidence that more than half of the public has a negative body image. The MP’s released the Reflections on Body …