Those With Normal BMIs May Still Carry Too Much Fat
The Mayo Clinic warns that people with a normal body mass index (BMI) may still need to be concerned about obesity.
BMI is the ratio of height to weight, and it is often used to determine whether or not someone is overweight. Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic recently reported that people with [...]
All U.S. Adults Could Be Overweight In 40 Years
A study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has determined that if the trends of the past three decades continue, it’s possible that all American adults could be overweight in 40 years.
Dr. Lan Liang of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and her colleagues note that some groups of U.S. adults already [...]
Heart Disease Begins At Childhood
A study by the Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health in New Orleans suggests that the route to heart disease begins in childhood.
The researchers state that two of the biggest threats to heart health that can be traced to childhood are prehypertension and obesity. Prehypertension is blood pressure just below the official high blood pressure [...]
Obesity Rates Disturbingly High
New research by Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina shows frightening levels of obesity in the United States.
Dr. Gregory L. Burke, the principal investigator at Wake Forest University, says “the obesity epidemic has the potential to reduce further gains in life expectancy, largely through an effect on cardiovascular disease mortality.”
Of over 6,800 middle-age or [...]
Weekly Nutrition Tip #12
Tip #12
Skip the Cheat Meal, Fatty
by Dr. John Berardi
Cheat meal frequency should be minimized when you’re over 15-20% body fat. Basically, the fatter you are, the more likely that any excess [...]
Weight Discrimination Increasing
Research at Yale University has shown that perceived discrimination against overweight people is increasing.
The researchers examined two phases of the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) conducted in 1995-1996 and 2004-2006. Almost 3,500 adults aged 35 to 74 years were surveyed. The results show that weight discrimination has increased [...]
Scientists Recommend More Sleep For Both Adults and Children To Stay Slim
Research performed at France’s INSERM, which is a public organization dedicated to biological, medical, and public health research, has shown that more sleep may be crucial to losing excess weight and beating obesity.
About 30 surveys were completed in seven countries on both children and adults. The researchers noted that the increase in obesity in [...]
Birth Rate May Have An Influence On Lifespan
Research at the Centre for Health and Society in Copenhagen has shown that low birth weight indicates an increased risk of dying early as an adult. An extra-heavy birth rate also indicates a greater risk.
Previous studies have revealed a connection between small birth weight and heart disease and diabetes risk. It has also [...]
Many Teenagers And Young Adults Eat Fast Food More Than Three Times Per Week
Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health have discovered that over 20% of teenagers consume fast food more than 3 times per week.
The researchers used data from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens). They received data from 1,686 young adults (45% male). At the start of the project the average age [...]
Men Who Get Little Sleep More Likely To Be Obese
A study by Nihon University in Japan has revealed that men who sleep less than five hours each night have a greater risk of becoming obese and having high levels of blood sugar. The research found that a lack of sleep causes a hormone to be released that stimulates the appetite.
The study examined 21,693 men [...]
