Healthy Lifestyle
TV linked to poor snacking habits, cardiovascular risk in middle schoolers
Middle school kids who park themselves in front of the TV for two hours or more each day are more likely to consume junk food and have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, even compared to those who spend an equal amount of time on the computer or playing video games, according to research to be […]
Underweight people at as high risk of dying as obese people, new study finds
Being underweight puts people at highest risk of dying, just as obesity does, new research has found. The connection between being underweight and the higher risk of dying is true for both adults and fetuses. This is so even when factors such as smoking, alcohol use or lung disease are considered, or adults with a […]
Veravia Provides Parents With Tips For Balancing Health And A New Baby
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 26, 2014 A recent 7,000-person study conducted by BabyCenter.com[1] found that 61% of new mothers expect to return to their pre-pregnancy weight before their childs first birthday. For many parents, finding the time and energy to maintain a healthy lifestyle after the birth of a baby can be a daunting […]
Gen X obesity a major problem for healthcare, workforce: Australian study
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have confirmed that if current trends continue, Australia’s Generation X will overtake Baby Boomers for poor health, including rates of obesity and diabetes, which could have huge implications for healthcare and the workforce. In a paper published in the online journal PLOS ONE, University of Adelaide researchers compared the […]
Brain degeneration in Huntington’s disease caused by amino acid deficiency
Working with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins neuroscientists report they have identified what they believe is the cause of the vast disintegration of a part of the brain called the corpus striatum in rodents and people with Huntington’s disease: loss of the ability to make the amino acid cysteine. They also found that disease progression […]
Building to take note of individual human thermal comfort: Women feel the cold more than men
Because people in developed countries spend about 90% of their time indoors, their sense of warmth becomes one key comfort factor for interior spaces. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new method for assessing the individual thermal comfort experienced by different user groups. The design of energy efficient buildings — such as […]
Gut metabolism changes — not stomach size — linked to success of vertical sleeve gastrectomy
It’s not the size of the stomach that causes weight loss after a specific type of bariatric surgery, but rather a change in the gut metabolism, say researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC), the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The scientists, publishing their results in the March 26, […]
Excess weight at one year postpartum increases moms’ risk for diabetes, heart problems
‘Watch out for weight gain within a year of giving birth to prevent new risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.’ That advice for women comes from a study published today in the journal Diabetes Care. While it has long been believed that not losing ‘baby weight’ for several years after pregnancy carries long-term risks of […]
Blood test may help predict whether a child will become obese
Scientists have found that a simple blood test, which can read DNA, could be used to predict obesity levels in children. Researchers at the Universities of Southampton, Exeter and Plymouth used the test to assess the levels of epigenetic switches in the PGC1a gene — a gene that regulates fat storage in the body. Epigenetic […]
Tackling Indian Maternal Deaths By Smartphone
India leads the world in annual maternal deaths. Technology firms are pairing with the government’s village health program to work with rural women. By Shoba Narayan,Contributor /March 23, 2014 A commuter talks on a mobile phone in New Delhi, July 17, 2013. In bustling New Delhi, technology firms are pairing with the government’s village health […]