MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Too much salt has long been linked to high blood pressure. In fact, one way to help control blood pressure is to reduce your salt intake. Research done at Vanderbilt University and published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that salt mayContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Oct. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery should be more widely used to treat severely obese children and teens, a leading pediatricians’ group says. Severe obesity is a serious and worsening public health crisis among U.S. youngsters, and weight-loss surgery is one of the few effective ways ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Certain risk factors in childhood can identify those who are more likely to suffer severe obesity in adulthood, a new study finds. The research included more than 12,000 participants from different countries who were followed from childhood in the 1970s and 1980s intoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The most common misconception about weight training is that it adds bulky muscle mass, a fear of some women. While elite male lifters can — and want to — get very developed, for most people the result is simply well-toned muscles. Other benefitsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) — America’s child obesity epidemic shows no signs of shrinking. About 4.8 million American kids aged 10 to 17 — just over 15% — were obese in 2017-2018, according to a new report. “These new data show that this challenge touches the lives ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The health of people with type 2 diabetes often improves dramatically with a 5% to 10% weight loss — but to sustain the benefits, you need to keep the weight off, new research claims. After losing weight with a yearlong intervention, blood sugarContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) — British researchers have good news for people with type 2 diabetes — you don’t need to lose a ton of weight to make a difference in your health. In fact, they found that losing just 10% of your body weight during the firstContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Thanks to a federal ban on trans fats — commonly listed on labels as partially hydrogenated oils — margarine makers have taken steps to remove them from their ingredients. Does this mean margarine is once again a better choice than butter? Not necessarily.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Most dogs and owners share an unbreakable emotional bond. But can they also share expanding waistlines? Yes, said Danish researchers, who found that Fido is twice as likely to be heavy or obese if his owner is as well. Why? “Based on ourContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you’re overweight but have dodged chronic health issues like high cholesterol and high blood pressure, you might not think that losing weight is a priority. But an analysis of five years of records on 3.5 million people — underweight, normal weight, overweightContinue Reading