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Obesity Costs More in Health Care than Smoking
According to a new report released, the high cost of obesity added $190 billion to the annual national healthcare budget. It has overtaken smoking as the public health enemy number one in the United States. The high cost connected to obesity comes from different sources, such as the increased insurance premiums people had to pay [...]
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Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Children Resists Treatment
The obesity rates in children in the United States have soared. Along with it, the number of Type 2 diabetes cases has also increased. According to a new study, the disease progresses quicker in children than in adults and it said to be harder to treat. Before the 1990s, type 2 diabetes was rarely seen [...]
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New Service Gives Individualized Weight Loss Programs
Dr. Edward J. Gross, a leading plastic surgeon in Central Florida, unveiled a new service that provides targeted weight loss plans. The comprehensive programs are provided by Primera Slim Spa are said to be effective because they are individualized depending on the person’s needs. Weight loss has been one of the issues that the country [...]
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Weight Loss Surgery Arrives in Alamance County
Barbara Hess weighed 250 pounds before she got a weight loss surgery. Three years after her procedure, she has lost 105 pounds and has maintained not only her weight but good health as well. Some of her friends couldn’t recognize her after the surgery. Hess had her gastric bypass surgery at the Duke Weight Loss [...]
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Weight Loss Supplement Supplier Releases Raspberry Ketone Plus
One of the hottest weight loss products on the market today are Raspberry Ketone supplements. Experts say that Raspberry Ketone supplements are miracle fat burners that allow those who want to lose weight a way to achieve their goal. Raspberry Ketones are said to be a healthy, safe, and natural product that help improve weight [...]
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Research on Weight Gain after Diets
People struggle to maintain their new weight after going through a diet. A new research was made to investigate the biological reasons for this phenomenon. The researchers monitored the hormone levels of 50 subjects who were given low calorie diets of around 500 calories each day for a period of 10 weeks. They were also [...]
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Liver Plays Vital Role in Controlling Weight
According to a study made by researchers from the University of Melbourne and Austin Health, the liver has the ability to communicate with the brain to control the amount of food a person eats. It showed for the first time that the liver is a vital organ in controlling body weight. It should be considered [...]
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Weight Gain Predicted by Brain Scans
According to a new research, the activity in the region of the brain connected with reward can predict whether an individual gains weight or have sex in the next six months. The nucleus accumbens, which is deep within the brain, has been linked to both addiction and pleasure. The new study discovered that young women [...]
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