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Healthy weight, overweight, and obesity among U.S. adults

by: rika, 2 pages

Overweight and obesity are caused by many factors, including the contributions of inherited, metabolic, behavioral, environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic effects. Overweight ...

Obesity and Cancer Risk

by: rika, 8 pages

Obesity has been associated with increased risk of a number of types of cancer. The risk of cancers of the colon and rectum, breast, body of the uterus (endometrium), kidney and ...

Weight Loss: Don't Give Up!

by: rika, 28 pages

Weight loss regimens take time. As your body begins to adjust, you will see results. Furthermore, if you do change something in your routine, give the change a full thirty days and then check ...

Guidelines for Offering Healthy Foods at Meetings, Seminars and Catered Events

by: shinta, 11 pages

The School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota is committed to promoting the health and well-being of populations. Our food choices, lifestyle and environment all affect our ...

Nordic Functional Food - A Healthy Choice

by: shinta, 20 pages

In the Nordic countries, the food industry is of significant importance to the economies. Strong cultural traditions mixed with high quality have been its strength, resulting in good ...

Iron Deficiency Anemia in School Children of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

by: shinta, 5 pages

The prevalence of obesity has increased at an epidemic rate and obesity has become one of the most common health concerns in both developed and developing countries. Very few studies in ...

Dietary Curcumin Significantly Improves Obesity-Associated Inflammation and Diabetes in Mouse Models of Diabesity

by: shinta, 32 pages

Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes, and both conditions are now recognized to possess significant inflammatory components underlying their ...

The role of a mixture of green tea, turmeric and chitosan in the treatment of obesity-related testicular disorders

by: shinta, 8 pages

In the present investigation, we studied the effect of aqueous green tea extract (GTE), alcoholic turmeric extract (ATE), and water-soluble Chitosan (WSC), individually/or in mixture, on the

Priming Effects of Television Food Advertising on Eating Behavior

by: shinta, 10 pages

Objective: Health advocates have focused on the prevalence of advertising for calorie-dense low-nutrient foods as a significant contributor to the obesity epidemic. This research tests the ...

Current Knowledge of the Health Effects of Sugar Intake

by: shinta, 5 pages

Twenty years ago, the common perception was that sugar intake was associated with several chronic diseases: Diabetes, coronary heart disease, obesity, and hyperactivity in

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