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BMI and weight don’t necessarily predict the total picture of health. Yet those in med school are still taught to tell patients to lose weight because the training focuses on weight and BMI exacerbating anti-obesity bias and increasing the risk of eating disorders. However, that same training doesn’t really provide the medical students adequate education …
Research suggests that girls are getting their first periods (menarche) earlier than ever before, especially those from minorities and lower-income backgrounds according to a study recently published in JAMA Network Open conducted by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Apple. The study also found that in …
Women with breast cancer who exclusively ate a whole-foods, plant-based diet lost weight, improved cholesterol levels and other key metabolic factors, had less fatigue, and perceived that they felt sharper mentally and generally more well. The outcomes are from a small study by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Wilmot Cancer Institute. …
Current physical activity guidelines do not recommend a specific step count for health, now a new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) suggests that both step count and time-based exercise targets are equivalently associated with lower risks of early death and cardiovascular disease. Monitoring your step count and/or movement duration has become increasingly easier …
The prevalence of obesity in the United States for children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19 years old is 19.7% affecting approximately 14.7 million of the nation’s youths who are experiencing immediate obesity-related health issues such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, joint problems and breathing problems like asthma …
A register-based study from Finland identified three distinct BMI trajectory groups among patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. In a four-year follow-up, most patients followed a stable trajectory without much weight change. Only 10% of patients lost weight, whereas 3% gained weight. Mean BMI exceeded the threshold of obesity in all groups at baseline. …
Made from fermented apples and naturally high in acetic acid, apple cider vinegar has been popular in recent years for its purported health benefits – from antibacterial properties to antioxidant effects and potential for helping manage blood sugars. Its origins as a health tonic stretch much further back. Hippocrates used it to treat wounds, fever …
Adults who had amblyopia, which is often called ‘lazy eye’, during childhood are more likely to experience obesity, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension, as well as an increased risk of heart attack in adulthood, according to a recent study led by the University College London (UCL) published in eClinicalMedicine. Amblyopia/lazy eye is when vision in one …
February is heart month and for more reasons than Valentine’s Day. With those resolutions we made weeks behind us, some of us may be reverting to less healthy choices. Heart Month is an opportunity to remind ourselves that making more healthful choices like following a healthy diet is not just about our waistlines, it is …
A National Survey by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that most people don’t know the numbers that can help to predict heart disease, but they know childhood addresses, parent’s phone numbers, or a best friend’s birthday. Keeping track of cholesterol, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure can help to identify risk factors …