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Weight-conscious consumers are often drawn to foods such as Clif Bars and Wheaties, whose packaging suggests that they promote fitness.
Title: More Than Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Now Overweight or Obese: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 6/22/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2015 12:00:00 AM
By K. Aleisha Fetters, DETAILS(photo: Getty Images)Common knowledge is overrated. Hence why common accomplishments are just so-so. Don’t let stale fitness rules hold back your fitness gains. Break these four to get more from your gym time.1. Cardio is the King of Weight LossThose tortuous treadmill sessions might not be worth it, after all. In…
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Weight-loss surgery may help reduce urinary incontinence in extremely obese people, a study suggests. Researchers followed nearly 2,500 obese men and women who had so-called bariatric surgery, which alters the stomach or intestines to induce weight loss. Before the surgery, nearly half the women and about a fifth of the men had experienced urinary incontinence. A year later, the rate of incontinence was down to about 18 percent in women and 10 percent in men.
Site managers may play a hidden role in influencing construction workersrsquo; eating habits associated with cardiovascular and other chronic diseases:nbsp;Smoking,nbsp;Nutrition,nbsp;Alcohol,nbsp;Physical activity, andnbsp;Overweight and obesity.
Researchers from Oregon State University found that mice fed diets high in fat or sugar experienced gut bacteria changes associated with reduced cognitive functioning.
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Moderate- or high-quality evidence supports the use of marijuana for some medical conditions, but not for others, according to a fresh review of past research. After reviewing 80 randomized trials that included nearly 6,500 people, researchers found moderate support for using marijuana to treat chronic pain and muscle spasms and involuntary movements. The evidence wasn’t as strong to support marijuana’s use for nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy, sleep disorders, HIV-related weight loss and Tourette syndrome.
Title: Daily Weigh-Ins Keep Dieters on Track
Category: Health News
Created: 6/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/22/2015 12:00:00 AM
Researchers have created a fasting-mimicking diet that they found increased lifespan and healthspan of mice and reduced risk factors linked to cancer, CVD and diabetes in humans.