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COVID-19 reveals how obesity harms the body in real time, not just over a lifetime

November 12, 2020 (COVID-19), A, body, harms, How, in, just, lifetime, not, obesity, Over, Real, reveals, the, Time

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the obesity epidemic once again into the spotlight, revealing that obesity is no longer a

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Diet: in the mood for high-fat food – That could be behind it – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal

April 22, 2020 brain, Nerve Cells, nutrition, obesity, Overeating, The Hypothalamus

Obesity: Certain nerve cells to control the “Overeating” of high caloric food The number of people with Obesity continues to

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Solving obesity: Could manipulating microbes offer an alternative to weight loss surgery?

March 13, 2020 Alternative, an, Could, loss, manipulating, microbes, obesity, offer, Solving, surgery, to, weight

Already considered a global epidemic, human obesity continues to be on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control,

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Health Problems

BMI over time beats genetics in predicting future obesity

January 8, 2020 beats, BMI, Future, Genetics, in, obesity, Over, predicting, Time

The promise of genetic testing is charming doctors and patients who are eager to finally make a dent in rising

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Studies examine potential link between traffic-related air pollution and obesity in Mexican-Americans

December 4, 2019 air, and, between, examine, in, Link, Mexican-Americans, obesity, Pollution, potential, Studies, traffic-related

Exposure to traffic pollution was associated with a higher risk of obesity in Mexican American women, but not in men.

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Health Problems

Obesity study exposes heavy toll of work-life balance

November 13, 2019 balance, exposes, heavy, obesity, of, study, toll, work-life

Workers with physically demanding jobs who are inactive out of hours are at greater risk of obesity than those with

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Health Problems

Avocados may help manage obesity, prevent diabetes

October 30, 2019 Avocados, Diabetes, help, manage, may, obesity, prevent

Your guacamole may hold the key to managing obesity and helping delay or prevent diabetes, according to a new study

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World Food Day 2019: Know the history, significance and theme

October 16, 2019 child mortality, Fao, global hunger, indianexpress, indianexpress.com, malnutrition, obesity, World Food Day, world food day 2019, zero hunger

One of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar, it also marks the creation of FAO in 1945. History

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Asthma changes obesity rate in black female teens living in disadvantaged neighborhoods

October 2, 2019 Asthma, Black, Changes, disadvantaged, female, in, Living, neighborhoods, obesity, rate, teens

A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Schools of Public Health and Medicine found that asthma

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Pregnant women with obesity may not require additional calories for healthy pregnancies

September 23, 2019 Additional, Calories, for, Healthy, may, not, obesity, pregnancies, pregnant, require, with, women

The Institute of Medicine’s guidelines currently advise all pregnant women to increase calorie intake by 340-450 calories/day during their second

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