Obesity Without Other Risks May Lead to Heart Attack
Obesity raises the chance of heart attack regardless of whether a person has the cluster of cardiovascular risk factors known as metabolic syndrome, according to a study finding that challenges...
View ArticleMajor diseases that arise out of obesity
Obesity is one of the major concerns that India is facing today as studies show that around 17 per cent of young Indians are obese! There are many diseases that arise out of obesity and some major ones...
View ArticleObesity Can Shorten Life Up to 8 Years
By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on December 8, 2014 ~ 1 min read A new Canadian study finds that overweight and obese individuals may have their life expectancy...
View Article10 reasons you can't afford to be obese
Obesity is by definition excess of fat storage rather than weight. Men with more than 25% of total body fat and women with more than 30% total body fat are considered obese. There are many different...
View ArticleInactivity 'kills more than obesity'
A lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people in Europe as obesity, a 12-year study of more than 300,000 people suggests. University of Cambridge researchers said about 676,000 deaths each...
View Article2015 Aboriginal Knockout Health Challenge winners announced (NSW Department...
(Source: NSW Department of Health) Lighter and fitter, the 2015 NSW Aboriginal Knockout Health Challenge winners proudly accepted their awards at the Knockout gala dinner hosted by the Walgett...
View ArticleInactivity 'kills more than obesity'
By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website 15 January 2015 From the section Health comments A lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people as obesity in Europe, a 12-year study of...
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