TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Guidelines Urge Physical Activity During Pregnancy Moderate physical activity during pregnancy does not contribute to low birth weight, premature birth or miscarriage and may actually reduce the risk of complications, according to a Michigan State University professor who contributed to the U.S. government's first-ever guidelines on physical activity. medicalnewstoday.com |
Women's Brains Less Able To Control Hunger Urges When it comes to controlling hunger urges, a groundbreaking brain-imaging study from the US suggests that men's brains are better able to do so, possibly explaining gender differences in rates of binge eating and obesity and why women find it harder to lose weight. medicalnewstoday.com |
Dietary Fats Trigger Long-Term Memory Formation Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural. UC Irvine researchers have found that eating fat-rich foods triggers the formation of long-term memories of that activity. The study adds to their recent work linking dietary fats to appetite control and may herald new approaches for treating obesity and other eating disorders. medicalnewstoday.com |
Highmark Provides Pediatricians With Resources To Combat Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity causes lifelong illness, leads to serious health complications in young adults and can lead to premature death in adulthood due to medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension. In addition to its significant human toll, childhood obesity alone costs the nation's health care system some $14 billion annually. medicalnewstoday.com |
Obesity Significantly Cuts Odds Of Successful Pregnancy Obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy, according to research that earned a Michigan State University professor a national award. The findings by Barbara Luke, a researcher in the MSU College of Human Medicine's Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, focused on data of nearly 50,000 women using assisted reproductive technology. medicalnewstoday.com |