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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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Research links tobacco smoke and roadway air pollution with childhood obesity

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 06:21 AM PST

( University of Southern California - Health Sciences ) New research from Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California bolsters evidence that exposure to tobacco smoke and near-roadway air pollution contribute to the development of obesity.

Piecing together signaling pathway leading to obesity

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 01:28 AM PST

A team of researchers has now drawn connections between known regulators of body mass, pointing to possible treatments for obesity and metabolic disorders. As scientists probe the molecular underpinnings of why some people are prone to obesity and some to leanness, they are discovering that weight maintenance is more complicated than the old "calories in, calories out" adage.

Even doctors struggle to identify obesity

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 11:50 PM PST

London, Nov 12 (IANS) Most people, including health care professionals, are unable to identify healthy weight, over-weight or obese people just by looking at them, says a research.

Why Do Women Purchase Magazines That Promote Impossible Body Images?

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 01:18 PM PST

Provided by Jeff Grabmeier, Ohio State University A new study reveals the secret of how some fashion and beauty magazines continue to attract devoted audiences, even though they glamorize super-thin models that would seem to taunt normal-sized women. The research suggests that some readers, rather than comparing themselves unhappily with the thin models, may derive "thinspiration": the belief ...

Adam Equipment Displays Health and Fitness Scales During Medica 2014

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New balances showing at stand A27, Hall 1 at the Düsseldorf Fairgrounds

(PRWeb November 12, 2014)

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More Than Half of Adults in Brazil Are Overweight or Obese, According to Kantar Health

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New research from Kantar Health's National Health and Wellness Survey shows that indirect and direct costs due to health increase as BMI increases.

(PRWeb November 11, 2014)

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