NANOTECHNOLOGYSerotonin agonists and antagonists are always available to suppress appetite until its use was put on control because of side-effects. Recently, some scientists have discovered on how does serotonin burns fat that could lead into a major advancement in the pharmaceutical industry.
A study was recently conducted in order to detect fats in food to help obese people to lose weight. Obesity is becoming one of the fastest growing health problems in the entire world.
Recent studies suggest that sperm not only carries genetic makeup but also genetic code of the father's weight and can potentially be passed on to the offspring leading toward obesity.
An Australian health poll identifies gadget usage as number one health issue by Australian parents. Being in front of a screen, obesity and low amount of physical activity have been tagged as the top three health concerns for children and teenagers in Australia.
Children as young as 8 years old could now be at risk for heart diseases, due to obesity. Childhood obesity is one of the long-running issues over our younger generation that has been overlooked for so many years.
Although there are genetic, behavioural and hormonal influences on body weight, obesity occurs when you take in more calories than you burn through exercise and normal daily activities.
About a third of new cancer cases can be prevented thru lifestyle modifications like eating health foods, securing a dose of daily exercise, and avoiding alcoholic drinks.
New research reveals that midlife obesity could influence whether or not individuals develop Alzheimer’s and instigates an earlier onset of the disease.
The search for the natural miracle cure to help us all lose weight despite our late night transgressions with snack foods is ongoing. The quest is global, as researchers try to parse out the hidden power of various naturally occurring plants. Now, scientists claim that an extract from the traditional Chinese medicine known as "thunder god vine" causes a dramatic reduction in food intake and a corresponding drop in weight among obese mice.
It appears that the obesity epidemic sweeping the United States is quickly spreading around the globe, and now it has Europe in its caloric crosshairs.
In a surprising study published in the scientific journal Lancet, researchers found that being fat in your middle age appears to reduce the risk of developing dementia, rather than increasing it. A study of two million people found that the underweight were far more likely to develop dementia, a growing problem for the elderly in the Western world.
Low-Calorie Rice to Fight Obesity It seems somewhat counterintuitive but obesity is actually a growing problem in some developing countries. We might associate that term with issues like extreme poverty and malnutrition.
Many deadly health probelms are linked to obesity. Learn how to deal with them here. (Photo : Getty) Obesity is more common now in the US than ever before.