May 12, 2011 | Posted by Michael Pritsker
According to an article in Science Daily, the study suggests unhealthy habits are feeding the childhood obesity trend. “For the extremely overweight child, genetic screening may be a consideration,” says study senior author Kim A. Eagle, M.D., a Cardiologist and a Director of the U-M Cardiovascular Center. 1,003 Michigan 6th graders were examined, obese children were “more likely to consume school lunch instead of a packed lunch from home and spend two hours a day watching TV or playing a video game.
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March 2, 2011 | Posted by Carissa Hang DC
Statistics say that most of us (two thirds) are overweight. Some of us are even severely overweight…obese. Why does carrying extra weight matter? It matters because it jeopardizes our good health and our very lives. Many of us are motivated to lose weight because we hope to look better. That’s a normal aspiration, but looking good is not as significant as our health. Being overweight for a long time can have many detrimental health issues, such as Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes Type 2, and Osteoarthritis.
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February 26, 2011 | Posted by Jeri E. Douglas
Every time you add on extra weight and become over weight do you need back therapy? Are you quick to suffer from back pain whenever you have extra weight on your back? Are you quick to search for back pain solutions? Let me guess. You answered yes. The reason it’s yes to these questions is because weight is one of many factors that has a bearing on our backs and this creates a need for back cures.
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February 25, 2011 | Posted by Jeri E. Douglas
It’s one thing to be overweight, but it’s a totally different thing to be obese. Many think that the only difference between being over weight and obese is the appearance of the person. However, as far as the back is concerned, we have a greater chance of avoiding complications in our back if we are just overweight and not obese. Although, if we have added so much weight to our bodies, and we are one who is considered obese, then the standard back pain solutions might not have an affect on us.
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August 22, 2010 | Posted by Michael Pritsker
British scientists examined 300 people who became severely obese at a young age. This research was done to determine whether a faulty gene was involved that may have caused them to become obese. Researchers were looking specifically at the gene in charge of the leptin receptor. Leptin is a hormone in the body that controls appetite and can influence how much we feel like eating. It has been formerly implicated in animal obesity studies.
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