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Three to six months to lose weight gained in pregnancy is normal
Once the baby arrives, many new mothers want to return to their former weight quickly – just like film stars who appear in the media in bikinis just weeks…
Weight Loss in Old Age May Signal Dementia
For the study, researchers followed for eight years 1,836 Japanese Americans in Washington state with an average age of 72. During that time, 129 people…
Home-based diet and exercise intervention can improve physical function in older cancer survivors
The findings were published in the May 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.”We know that when people are diagnosed with cancer they're at risk for co-morbid conditions and functional decline, and those over 65 may become debilitated permanently, increasing health care costs and taking a toll on family members,” said Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in M.D. Anderson's Department of Behavioral Science and senior investigator on this study. …
Walking often and far reduces risks in heart patients
An exercise program that burns a lot of calories reduced cardiac risk factors better than standard cardiac rehabilitation in overweight coronary patients,…
New data analysis shows possible link between childhood obesity and allergies
The study published in the May issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology showed that obese children and adolescents are at increased risk of…
Cold and brown fat raise the prospect of a new method of treating obesity
Studies carried out by Enerbäck and others show that adults use brown fat to convert energy to heat – a discovery that may provide new possibilities in…