Posts Tagged ‘Obesity’
Taxing soft drinks to combat obesity
Posted by: admin on: July 7, 2011
One commonly heard propositions to combat the obesity epidemic is to tax soft drinks. No doubt, sugary soft drinks are a common and important source of “empty” calories, but will taxing soft drinks really reduce obesity rates? This assumption was now examined by Yale University’s Jason Fletcher and colleagues, in a paper just published in […]
FDA makes more people eligible for gastric-band surgery
Posted by: admin on: June 28, 2011
Food and Drug Administration approved a lower recommended body mass index (BMI) threshold for Lap-Band weight loss surgery, to a BMI of 30 for patients with at least one obesity-related condition. Lap-Band is a procedure that helps patients lose weight by restricting the amount of food that can be consumed at each meal.
Losing More Than 15% of Body Weight Significantly Boosts Vitamin D Levels in Overweight Women
Posted by: admin on: June 20, 2011
Overweight or obese women with less-than-optimal levels of vitamin D who lose more than 15% of their body weight experience significant increases in circulating levels of this fat-soluble nutrient, according to a study published online May 25 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The Value of Prevention Care
Posted by: admin on: May 26, 2011
Preventive care is more important than an annual physical health check up, according to both an Archives of Internal Medicine article and the president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Surprisingly preventive care is incorporated into an annual health checks only about 20% of the time with the remaining 80% of prevention occurring during […]
Short duration of sleep increases risk of colorectal adenoma
Posted by: admin on: May 5, 2011
With incidence of colorectal cancer on the rise in India, largely due to constipation, induced by increased consumption of refined flour, the incidence is likely to further rise with GenNext having turned sleepless, thanks to their way of living and having fun. Team@CMHF
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