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A butcher cooler of red meats (due_mele/Creative Commons/Attribution 2.0 Generic via Flickr)

High Consumption of Red and Processed Meats May Lead to Non-alcoholic Liver Disease

March 22, 2018

For years, studies have shown that eating a diet that includes a lot of red and processed meat can be bad for your health. Researchers have been able to link high red/processed meat consumption to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. Now, recent research by Israeli medical scientists, have found […]

Can Air Pollution Make You Fat?

February 22, 2016

When thinking about the impact of air pollution on human health; respiratory and cardiovascular issues would probably be among the first to come to mind. But now a new study conducted by an international team of researchers is suggesting that laboratory rats who were exposed to the highly polluted air of Beijing, for three to […]

Obesity Found to Age the Liver Faster

October 13, 2014

U.S. and German scientists have found, for the first time, that obesity significantly quickens the aging process of the liver and have revealed that carrying excessive weight can negatively impact certain human tissues. While scientists have suspected that obesity does play a significant role in aging a person faster the American/German team said that their […]

Researchers Discover How to Speed Metabolism

April 9, 2014

Have you ever wondered why some people can eat and eat but never gain weight while others easily put on pounds? Scientists say that the body’s natural ability to control weight is tied to the body’s natural rate of burning energy, something called basal cellular metabolism. One of the reasons some people can eat without […]

Study Links Obesity to How Well We Digest Carbs

March 31, 2014

Obesity may be genetically linked to how our bodies digest carbohydrates, according to a new study from Imperial College London. The body uses carbohydrates from the food we eat to produce glucose, which is used to fuel bodily functions. The human body can either use this glucose right away or store it in the liver […]

For Obese Kids, Serious Health Issues Can Start Early

January 16, 2013

Obese children face many more immediate health issues and are at increased risk for medical, mental and developmental problems than was previously thought, according to a new report. The study based on UCLA research found that obese children – those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) in the 95th percentile or above – are nearly two times more likely […]

Scientist Discover Way to Lose Weight Without Dieting

December 10, 2012

British scientists have found you can lose weight without dieting – by replacing high-fat foods with their low-fat counterparts. Writing in the British Medical Journal,  researchers from the University of East Anglia found that people who switched out high-fat foods with low-fat substitutes lost about 1.6 kg over six months without any additional dieting. They […]

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