Medicine & TechnologyA new study of women has revealed that what her friends and family members have to say about her weight can have a drastic effect on her ability to maintain, lose or gain weight.
According to a recent study, the lesser the number of hours a child spends sleeping, the higher are the odds that he or she will become obese at a later age.
Researchers from McGill University found that obesity can shorten one's life expectancy by up to eight years for those who are very obese. The number of years that could be slashed in one's life depends on the severity of the person's obesity, according to the study. Aside from this, obesity is also linked to poor health, with constant illnesses within almost 20 years; this is attributed to diseases caused by obesity such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.