obesity

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  • The Worst Type Of Obesity, According To Scientists
    Obese
    Obesity comes in two kinds, scientists say.
  • Sleep Deprivation May Cause People To Consume More Calories
    sleeping girl
    An hour's extra sleep puts subjects into a calorie deficit, a new study claims.
  • To Serve And Project: Philippine Police Drop Some Weight After Mass Petition
    PNP
    Overweight officers are sometimes sent to training camps or less desirable posts to motivate them into losing weight.
  • Coffee Drinkers Are More Successful, Better To Work With, Study Says
    Coffee Drinkers Are More Successful, Better To Work With
    Those who drink coffee show more positive energy at work and tend to be more enjoyable to hang around with.
  • Your Ability To Smell Can Make You Fat, Study Says
    Your Ability To Smell Can Make You Fat, Study Says
    Researchers from New Zealand's University of Otago revealed a link between obesity and people's ability to smell.
  • Chinese Scientists in U.S. Develop Small, Implantable Weight Loss Device
    Fights obesity
    A team consisting mainly of Chinese and Chinese-American scientists working in the United States has developed a simple implantable device that has the potential to combat obesity by simply fooling the brain.
  • Overweight People Account for 4% Of All Cancers Worldwide
    Causes cancer
    Excess body weight accounted for about 3.9% of all cancers worldwide in 2012, according to a report appearing online in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, which is a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
  • Excess Fats Paralyzes Cancer-Killing Cells
    Experts
    We all now know how obesity can be hazardous to health as it can be linked to major illnesses and diseases such as hypertension, heart problems, and diabetes. But in a recent study conducted at the Trinity College Dublin, scientists were able to dig deep into another complication that can be rooted out of these extra fats.
  • Gaining Too Much, Too Little Weight During Pregnancy Increases Child's Risk Of Diabetes, Obesity
    Pregnancy
    Researchers have found children are at greater risk of developing diabetes and obesity if their mothers are gaining too much or too little weight during pregnancy stage.
  • Study Reveals The Connection Of Antibiotics And Acid-Suppressing Medications To Obesity
    Antibiotics
    Another breakthrough in science just happened. A recent study published in the journal Gut revealed the link between antibiotics, acid-suppressing drugs and obesity.
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