Overweight children and teenagers may be at elevated risk of developing chronic headaches, a new study suggests.
UK scientists studying women with a history of unexplained recurrent miscarriage found that the risk of a further miscarriage for obese women was significantly higher than that of normal weight women.
A new analysis indicates an association between a gene involved in vitamin D metabolism and skin cancer.
Being obese may dim a man’s chances of becoming a father, even if he is otherwise healthy, a new study suggests.
Questionnaires to 4333 adults (23-85 years) in 168 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Only a few household and food shopping environmental factors were significantly associated with F&V consumption, and their prevalence was low. Participants who perceived F&V to be expensive were more likely to consume them. There were significant socioeconomic inequalities in F&V consumption (odds ratios of not consuming F&V were 4.26 and 5.47 among the lowest-educated groups).
Never smoking, keeping a healthy weight, eating a proper diet low in red meat and trans-fats, can decrease the risk of chronic diseases in women by more than half, according to a new article in BMJ.
Regular moderate exercise helps people with diabetes to reduce fat in their livers, in turn potentially preventing liver failure and heart disease.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) pledged $18.7 million Wednesday to support expansion of the Sports4Kids recess program into as many as 650 low-income schools over the next five years.
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When children’s parents and schoolmates are overweight or obese, their own overweight status may seem normal by comparison. The higher the BMI of their friends and family, the more kids are likely to underestimate their weight.