The industrial revolution and technological development have paved a way to increasing use transportation. The large traffic of motor vehicles leaving out hazardous gases like carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide cause several health hazards like heart attack, breathing diseases and allergies in human beings. Many studies show that traffic pollution can cause a severe [...]
All you guys who are tired of dieting, and pilling in diet pills and going for diet supplements, here is the completely, natural and herbal way of slimming down. The Hoodia diet pills are safe and promising. Dr. Richard Dixey, who was the first one to perform the clinical trials of the Hoodia pills. The [...]
A new study in BMC has shown that drinking alcohol n small amounts might reduce obesity. Though no scientific evidence is available from the study, as to how alcohol drinking reduces obesity, but the study is backed by statistical survey, which shows that a drink, a day reduces obesity. Heavy drinkers are more susceptible to [...]
According to a study published in a recent issue of Diabetes Care, obese children are twice as likely to suffer from diabetes as compared to children having normal weight. The study was conducted by University of Michigan Health System and it found out that more than 229,000 children under the age of 18 were suffering [...]
Compared to children covered by private insurance, children covered by Medicaid are six times more likely to be treated for severe obesity. 1,115 of every 100,000 children covered by Medicaid were treated for obesity, the company’s data, from government and employer records showed. And in contrast, 195 of every 100,000 privately insured children were treated [...]
It’s no longer the fact that you don’t have to worry about heart disease until you’re older. The American Heart Association is now focusing attention on childhood obesity. It is an epidemic problem that puts kids at risk. “I think that children certainly have an increased risk of developing heart disease if they’re overweight or [...]
Virus leading to obesity!? This hypothesis might be true, according to recent findings of a American Physiological Society study. It is reported by the World Science staff. A human-infecting virus called AD-37 causes obesity in chickens, which corroborated with previous studies that link other viruses with obesity in animals or humans, the study found. This [...]
Tackle your obesity and enhance your memory power while sleeping. Scientists have developed a new sleeping tablet which will also serve for the other two. It is Orexin-RA-1. Don’t worry about the other factors, we naturally do – side effects. In addition to addiction, this tablet will be devoid of side effects like drowsiness during [...]
Can lifestyle behavior be linked to health outcomes? To map out exactly this, the researchers from Staffordshire University plan this. It would be a groundbreaking research in the UK. The research team would be looking at physical activity level and obesity and how this is related to people’s proximity to food outlets, accessibility to green [...]
Fears about the crises of obesity and diet-related illnesses are growing. And to bring things under control, health labels are to be put on some of the biggest-selling food brands in the UK. To place labels on the front of all their products, five of Britain’s largest food manufacturers are supposed to announce an agreement [...]
