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Diet Drinks Linked To Obesity And Diabetes – Aspartame And Sweeteners Are Making You Fatter

Aspartame, Acesulfame K, and other sweeteners do not have the weight loss effect promised in the commercials for diet Coke or similar drinks. Instead of promoting weight loss, these drinks are associated with an increased risk of getting fat and…

March 18, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Breast Cancer Treatment Is Interfered By Obesity, A New Study Reveals

Obesity interferes with the fight against breast cancer, according to doctors from the General Hospital of Massachusetts in the United States. Fat deposits make tumor cells insensitive to therapy, according to the researchers. Such conclusions were made by specialists after studying…

March 15, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Gut Bacteria May Cause Obesity

The microbiome or gut bacteria seem to be an important factor determining whether an individual can become overweight or obese. The new research that concluded that gut bacteria may cause obesity provides more details how this process occurs. Previous studies have revealed…

February 25, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Obesity and Diabetes are Responsible for over 21,000 Cases of Cancer in the U.K

Our busy and hectic lifestyles have a negative impact on our health and food habits. There are 21,000 cases of cancer every year in the U.K alone. The cause of cancer is due to obesity according to a new study.…

November 30, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Almost 40% of All United States Cancers are Connected to Obesity

Health officials from the United States have linked 40 % of all cancers to people being overweight. It seems that over 630,000 cancers are associated with this issue and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are focusing…

October 5, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

A Pill That Enhances Workouts Is Revolutionizing Fat Burning Exercises

According to medical experts, there is a drug that is able to trick the body into thinking it is exercising without any apparent physical activity. The main idea the drug is based on is that its effect increases blood flow…

August 26, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

This FDA-Approved Treatment For Obesity Already Killed Five People

After a month from the procedure of inserting an inflatable silicone balloon in the patients’ stomachs, there have been five reports of deaths. The FDA is investigating the reason behind the sudden deaths to see whether the cause was the…

August 14, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

This Is Why Isolation And Obesity Could Lead To Premature Deaths

According to a recent study, there has been found that the feeling of loneliness can possibly be more dangerous than obesity itself. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a professor who teaches at Brigham Young University, stated that social isolation is putting individual’s life…

August 7, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The Reason You Get Fat Without Knowing Why

Even though we try to maintain our weight by doing sports or eating as healthy as we can sometimes it’s just not enough. This problem may have different causes but the most frequent is the combination of different things that…

July 28, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Sedentary teens put their bone health on the line for life

A recent study demonstrates that adolescents who have low activity endanger the health of their bones on a permanent basis. An orthopedic professor at the University of British Columbia, Heather McKay, says that about 36% of the adult skeleton develops…

March 24, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0