Children with obese fathers may be 53 percent more likely to develop autism than children with average size dads, according to a Norwegian study published in the journal Pediatrics. “Previous research has linked a mother’s obesity to her child’s risk for autism, but these studies didn’t take into account the father’s weight. This may have overestimated the Read the full article…
He sways his body mass into Planet Club at Kigali Business Centre. He sways because he cannot in the true sense of the word just walk, but drags his feet around and sways his body in a movement posture. The doors in the club are understandably expansive but he fills it all, turning sideways to Read the full article…
NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) – Several East Texas families have been experiencing miracles when it comes to their autistic children thanks to alternative diets and supplements. But the fight against autism isn’t over. High medical bills, and with literally zero scientific evidence proving diets, like Gluten-Free and Casein-Free, can help autistic behavioral symptoms, parents are having Read the full article…
Women who have a certain genetic marker may be at increased risk for breast cancer, especially if they are overweight or obese, a new study suggests. In the study, white women with the genetic marker were nearly 70 percent more likely to have breast cancercompared to those without the marker. And if women were overweight Read the full article…
April 10, 2014 News Review From Harvard Medical School — High-Fat Diets Linked with Breast Cancer Diets high in saturated fat may increase the chance of developing 3 common types of breast cancer, a new study says. The study included more than 337,000 women who answered questions about diet. In the next 11½ years, about Read the full article…
Obese people feel full faster than people of normal weight, but they tend to eat more quickly and take in more calories, which leads to weight problems, a new study has found. Researchers at University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland, asked 20 obese people and 20 normal weight people to consume a nutritional drink in the Read the full article…
Dozens of morbidly obese Kiwis have shed two-thirds of their weight after a rare surgical procedure, new research shows. But one patient also died after not sticking to their follow-up treatment, and some surgeons are concerned about the risks of the complicated operation. It comes as surgery becomes an increasingly common option for treating obesity, Read the full article…
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An obese man needed help getting out of his house after he fell and was trapped in Palm Springs. Firefighters had to cut a hole in the side of a Florida man’s house after the obese man fell, WPTV reports. The man, who authorities say is “several hundred pounds” overweight, fell Wednesday in his Palm Read the full article…
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By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Children born to obese fathers, but not obese mothers, may have a slightly higher risk of autism than kids with thinner dads, a large new study suggests. Researchers found that of nearly 93,000 Norwegian children they followed, those born to obese dads had double Read the full article…
A vegetarian diet is associated with higher rates of allergies, cancer, and mental illness, as well as a poorer quality of life compared to carnivorous diets, according to a new study. The research, published in February in the journal PLoS ONE, surveyed 1,320 Austrians, evenly portioned to four different nutritional groups: a vegetarian diet, Read the full article…
ARLINGTON, Va., April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – New research shows that consumers can improve their diets simply by enjoying white or brown rice as part of their daily meals. In a study published online in the peer-reviewed journal Food and Nutrition Sciences, lead author Theresa Nicklas, DrPH, of Baylor College of Medicine, analyzed the National Read the full article…
Obese teens not only make easy targets for bullies, in the case of girls, they’re more likely to turn into bullies themselves, according to the findings of a Canadian study on the social fallout of being overweight. Researchers who followed more than 1,700 Ontario high school students for one year found that overweight and obese Read the full article…
This stir fry can be adapted for vegetarians, people who are gluten-intolerant, or anyone following a gluten-free diet.(Full-size photo) Because many people are steering their diets away from gluten or meat or dairy, it can be hard to find a dish that satisfies everyone for a dinner together. No one wants to play short-order cook just Read the full article…
Obese people take less time to feel full than those of normal weight. Despite this, they consume more calories. A faster speed of eating could play an important role in obesity, according to a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The number of people in the world who are obese has doubled since Read the full article…
08.04.2014 – (idw) Schweizerischer Nationalfonds SNF Obese people take less time to feel full than those of normal weight. Despite this, they consume more calories. A faster speed of eating could play an important role in obesity, according to a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The number of people in the world Read the full article…
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On 13 January this year, the National Obesity Forum’s State of the Nation’s Waistline report revealed that estimates made back in 2007, which stated that half the UK population could be obese by 2050, may have been “optimistic”. If current trends continue, we might actually exceed that unwelcome prediction. Obesity is linked to other health Read the full article…