Making Healthy Choices: Fighting Teen Obesity
http://www.hrmvideo.com An astounding one in three adults and one in six children in the United States are categorized as obese. It's clear that America has ......
A Canadian research has squarely put the blame for teenage obesity on sugary drinks. It has asked schools to take steps to reduce consumption. Teenage obesity has been growing rapidly, with India reporting almost 30% incidence of overweight...
The Times of India 2014-03-27"This study adds to the mounting literature that shows the high concentration of sugar in soft drinks contributes to obesity in adolescents,"
There are lots of people of normal, healthy weight who, when they look in the mirror, see a fat person. Many of them know that their perceptions are skewed, because trusted...Huffington Post 2015-01-06
By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on March 27, 2014 ~ 1 min read Although the average life expectancy continues to advance with...PsychCentral 2014-03-27
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An ongoing study in the United States based in the University of Cincinnati shows that obesity surgery is safe for teenagers and has good results. An ongoing study in the United States based in the University of Cincinnati shows that obesity surgery is safe for teenagers and has good results. Read the study at http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/kids-health/230506551.html. The...San Francisco Chronicle 2013-11-09
An ongoing study in the United States based in the University of Cincinnati shows that obesity surgery is safe for teenagers and has good results. An ongoing study in the United States based in the University of Cincinnati shows that obesity surgery is safe for teenagers and has good results. Read the study at http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/kids-health/230506551.html. The...Seattle Post 2013-11-09
A new study suggests obesity in adolescent girls is associated with lower academic results during their teenage years. Researchers from four universities including Strathclyde and Dundee looked at data from 6,000 adolescent girls. They found that those classed as obese at the age of 11 achieved lower results over the next five years than peers of a healthy weight. The team said...BBC News 2014-03-11
Washington, August 21: Teenagers who do not get enough sleep may tend to become obese in course of time, says a new research. Researchers at Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Public Health examined the effect of sleeplessness on obesity in teenagers over time. They found that the risk of being obese by...The Siasat Daily 2014-08-21
Washington, March 27 (IANS) Those who were overweight or obese as teenagers are likely to die early as life expectancy gains over the last 50 years have not been to their benefit, a research reveals. "In studying the rate of death among adults younger than age 50, we found that there was no improvement among men who were overweight or obese as teenagers," said Amir Tirosh from...Newstrack India 2014-03-27
Obesity associated with lower academic attainment in teenage girls, says new study Obesity in adolescent girls is associated with lower academic attainment levels throughout their teenage years, a new study has shown. The research conducted by the Universities of Dundee, Strathclyde, Georgia and Bristol is the most comprehensive study yet carried out into the association...noodls 2014-03-11
Being obese may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in children and teenage girls, according to new research. "Over the last 30 years, childhood obesity has tripled," said study author Annette Langer-Gould, MD, PhD, with the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research and Evaluation in Pasadena and a member of the American Academy of...The Times of India 2013-02-04
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems.Body mass index (BMI), a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight (pre-obese) if their BMI is between 25 and 30 kg/m2, and obese when it is greater than 30 kg/m2.
Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases, particularly heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food energy intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility, although a few cases are caused primarily by genes, endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness. Evidence to support the view that some obese people eat little yet gain weight due to a slow metabolism is limited; on average obese people have a greater energy expenditure than their thin counterparts due to the energy required to maintain an increased body mass.