Being slightly overweight is good for health, according to a United States federal research. According to the research results published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, overweight protect us from some causes of death. Researchers analysed death data of 2.3 American adults. Overweight people are at low risk for deaths from [...]
Obesity Research: Cold virus may cause Obesity
August 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
A common virus, causing cold can be a factor causing obesity, according to a study conducted at the Pennington Biomedical Research centre at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The researcher further says that “virus is not the only cause of obesity but this study provides stronger evidence that some obesity cases may involve [...]
New indicator to evaluate Obesity related diseases
January 4, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Body-Mass index (BMI) is replaced by Waist-to-Hip ratio (WHR) as a better indicator to evaluate a person’s health status. WHR is ratio between waist and hip circumferences. For women, waist to hip ratio should not be more than o.8. For men, waist to hip ratio should not be more than o.95. [...]
Surprise: Bacteria in the Gut May contribute to Obesity!
December 25, 2006 By Leave a Comment
As per new research report, Intestinal bacteria may contribute to your Obesity. Along with high calorie food intake (fast food) and decreased physical activity, microbes play a crucial role in your over weight. These bacteria by their extra activity in the intestine, release more calories in obese people than in lean ones.Obese people have [...]
Obesify effects on Economy
November 19, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Obesity is shaving 3% off production in poor countries while Malnutrition 25 off production. As per World Health Organization (WHO) report, Obesity has tripled in the past two decades. One in every 10 children and 1 in every five adults are now obese in the World. [...]
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