Recent studies suggest that sperm not only carries genetic makeup but also genetic code of the father's weight and can potentially be passed on to the offspring leading toward obesity.
Although there are genetic, behavioural and hormonal influences on body weight, obesity occurs when you take in more calories than you burn through exercise and normal daily activities.
About a third of new cancer cases can be prevented thru lifestyle modifications like eating health foods, securing a dose of daily exercise, and avoiding alcoholic drinks.
New research reveals that midlife obesity could influence whether or not individuals develop Alzheimer’s and instigates an earlier onset of the disease.
The search for the natural miracle cure to help us all lose weight despite our late night transgressions with snack foods is ongoing. The quest is global, as researchers try to parse out the hidden power of various naturally occurring plants. Now, scientists claim that an extract from the traditional Chinese medicine known as "thunder god vine" causes a dramatic reduction in food intake and a corresponding drop in weight among obese mice.
It appears that the obesity epidemic sweeping the United States is quickly spreading around the globe, and now it has Europe in its caloric crosshairs.
In a surprising study published in the scientific journal Lancet, researchers found that being fat in your middle age appears to reduce the risk of developing dementia, rather than increasing it. A study of two million people found that the underweight were far more likely to develop dementia, a growing problem for the elderly in the Western world.