TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Steroids Not As Effective In Obese Asthma Patients Glucocorticoids, the primary controller medication for asthma, are 40 percent less effective in overweight and obese asthma patients than in those of normal weight, according to researchers at National Jewish Health, in Denver. The study also identified a potential mechanism involved in the resistance, which suggests therapeutic targets for future medications. The study, by Associate Professor of Medicine E. Rand Sutherland, M.D., M.P.H. medicalnewstoday.com |
Americans Consuming More Sugary Beverages (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- If you're like many Americans, soda and coffee drinks have become a staple of your daily diet. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Staying Slim Helps The Planet, Study Staying slim is good for the planet, according to two UK researchers who concluded that because food production has a big impact on global warming, a lean population such as that of Vietnam will eat nearly 20 per cent less food and produce fewer greenhouse gases than populations where 40 per cent of people are obese (close to that of the United States today). medicalnewstoday.com |
Active Video Games A Good Alternative For Kids Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found that playing active video games can be as effective for children as moderate exercise. The findings appear this week in the journal Pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics. medicalnewstoday.com |
Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Diet and exercise can keep diabetes at bay for a decade, cutting the risk for the disease by more than a third in the most susceptible people, a new study finds. us.rd.yahoo.com |