Higher heart risk seen in younger African Americans

September 8th, 2010  |  Published in Balanced Diet, Healthy Meals, Nutrition

African Americans are known to have a higher rate of heart disease and stroke than whites, and a new study suggests that those excess risks emerge at a relatively young age.

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Study Clarifies Obesity-Infertility Link – US News and World Report

September 8th, 2010  |  Published in Obesity

Being obese has long been linked to infertility in females, but researchers may have been wrong about how the link was forged, a new study suggests. Doctors and scientists have thought that the fertility …

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Not all low-carb diets the same

September 8th, 2010  |  Published in Balanced Diet, Exercise, Lose weight

Study: Low-carb diet based on animal protein increases chances of cancer and death Reva Burdine is one of many Americans who have tried a low-carb diet to lose weight–for two months Reva ate mostly meat–and now a new study which compared two low-carb diet plans–one vegetable based and one meat based–found that people who’s diets were rich in animal protein were linked to a higher rate of …

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A Good Night Sleep Against Child Obesity – Softpedia

September 7th, 2010  |  Published in Obesity

Insufficient nighttime sleep among infants and young children can be associated with a risk of obesity later in life, suggests a new study published in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent …

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Solano, Napa counties see high obesity, diabetes rates – Vacaville Reporter

September 7th, 2010  |  Published in Obesity

uneducated and living in California … Solano and Napa counties in the past six years, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. “The increase in obesity in Solano County has not been …

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Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity

September 6th, 2010  |  Published in Obesity

MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — Infants and preschoolers who don’t get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests.

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Cutting down the risk of genetic obesity

September 6th, 2010  |  Published in Exercise, Obesity

PHYSICAL exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40%, a new study showed recently.

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UCLA Study: Rising Obesity Rates in North State

September 4th, 2010  |  Published in Obesity

Obesity rates are on the rise in California, especially in the north state according to a new study.

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Exercise cuts genetic obesity risk by 40pc – Pakistan News Service

September 2nd, 2010  |  Published in Exercise, Obesity

WASHINGTON: Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed. The research challenges the notion that an inherited propensity to obesity is impossible …

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Study finds prevalence of obesity, diabetes increases in California – News-Medical.Net

September 2nd, 2010  |  Published in Obesity

… California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes , according to a new study from the UCLA Center ..

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