TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Liver Fat More Important Than Apple Or Pear Shape In Heart Woes For years, pear-shaped people who carry weight in the thighs and backside have been told they are at lower risk for high blood pressure and heart disease than apple-shaped people who carry fat in the abdomen. But new findings from nutrition researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest body-shape comparisons don't completely explain risk. medicalnewstoday.com |
East London Child Obesity Timebomb - Youngsters MUST Take More Steps For Their Health A health emergency timebomb is ticking away in London's East End. New figures reveal over a third of 11 and 12 year olds in Tower Hamlets, east London are overweight or obese - 11 per cent higher than the national average. According to pilot research, boys in the borough walk or run just 12,620 steps a day when the recommended number of steps for them is 15,000. Girls walk or run 10,150 steps a day when their recommended daily steps are 12,000. medicalnewstoday.com |
Exercise Improves Functional And Psycological Ability And Reduces Steroid Need In Rheumatoid Arthritis Undertaking a supervised exercise programme can have beneficial effects on functional status and physical function, reduce the need for daily corticosteroid and anti-inflammatory intake and improve levels of depression and anxiety in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new study presented at EULAR 2009, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Copenhagen, Denmark. medicalnewstoday.com |
Lifestyle Interventions In The Prevention And Treatment Of Cancer There is clear evidence that lifestyle choices affect the incidence and treatment of cancer, according to a study published in the current issue of American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM). medicalnewstoday.com |
Leptin Therapy Could Hold Key To Long-Term Weight Loss Hormone Helps to Regulate Energy Homeostasis, Neuroendocrine Function, and Metabolism Leptin is a hormone that plays a central role in fat metabolism. Patients with genetic leptin deficiency are obese, and treatment with leptin leads to dramatic weight loss through decreased food intake and possible increased energy expenditure... mnt.to |