Obesity makes pregnancy complications more likely. But new research suggests that women who’ve undergone weight-loss surgery might have a safer delivery. “We know that obesity and overweight are dangerous in connection with childbirth,” said study author Dr. Olof Stephansson, of Karolinska Institute in Solna, Sweden. Weight-loss [bariatric] surgery “is by far your best option if
Nearly 14 million children and teens in this country are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over the last 30 years, research shows that teen obesity risen while the percentage of teens trying to lose weight has declined. That may be due in part to a growing acceptance of different body
One of the signs of prosperous society is obesity. When people have more money, they often tend to enjoy eating more fattening foods and more food in general and trust me, all you have to do is take a jaunt to your nearest Walmart to see just how true this is. We’ve all seen those
If you asked 100 medical experts if there is an advantage to being obese, they would adamantly say NO, without the slightest hesitation. Obesity has been directly linked to increased risk of developing heart disease, strokes, diabetes, high blood pressure and some cancers. There is a ton of evidence to support these claims, so how
Type 2 diabetes has been directly linked to obesity, among several other factors. Quite often, this type of diabetes can be controlled by diet and exercise, without medication and in some cases, it can even be reversed if the person not only watches their diet and exercises, but if they lose weight and get back
Obesity is linked to prostate cancer, scientists know, but it’s not clear why. On Monday, researchers reported a surprising connection. When prostate cancers lose a particular gene, they become tiny fat factories, a team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston reported in a paper published in Nature Genetics. Then the cancers spread from
There is an age-old myth about how the older a person gets the less their desire for sex becomes. Okay, it might be partially true due to certain conditions, but on the face of the issue, it’s not true at all. Many women do experience a decrease in sexual desires after menopause and after having
You want to know why so many Americans are overweight (obese) and diabetes is at epidemic proportions? It’s because of an addiction that is largely ignored by most outside the medical field. You’ve heard of alcoholics and people addicted to drugs, gambling, pornography and even stealing, but chances are, you may not have heard about
Obesity in the United States is at epidemic portions. Childhood obesity is also on the rise and a large part of it is directly due to the abundance of fast foods, processed foods, sugary drinks and a more sedentary lifestyle than several decades ago. When I was younger, it was before the days of computers,
Over the past decade or two, a growing number of Americans have jumped on board the ‘health bandwagon’. As a result, companies that sell vitamins and supplements are doing a booming business, raking in billions of dollars. Likewise, holistic and homeopathic doctors, clinics and websites have also been doing a booming business. Yet at the
