Women who work overtime are more prone to weight gain & obesity, claim scientists. American expert from the Center for Health Economics at Monash University, Nicole Au, believes that the women, who regularly stay late at work, are more likely to suffer from excess weight. According to her, working women often do not have the time to do physical exercise or cook healthy meals. As it happens that 65% of A ...

New research suggests that it's not how much time teenagers spend watching TV but how intensely they watch that adds on the pounds. The same engagement with video games or computers, however, wasn't related to weight gain, the researchers noted. "There is something unique about television and something unique about being engaged with television," said lead researcher David Bickham, a research scientist at t ...

The experts from Harvard University promise that there will be pills to fight obesity in the future. They conducted a series of studies on rodents. During the experiment, the obese mice underwent bypass surgery. The body mass of the animals was reduced by 30% and did not increase even when the mice were fed with a very high-calorie diet. During the second part of the experiment, the microflora of the animal ...

Drinking low-fat or skim milk does not prevent toddlers from gaining excess weight and is actually associated with overweight and obesity in preschool children, a new study finds. The findings challenge a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Heart Association (AHA) that all children drink low-fat or skimmed milk after age 2 to reduce their saturated fat intake and av ...

Although weight-loss surgery is effective in helping patients shed a considerable amount of weight, the procedure does not reduce the costs associated with medical care for obesity, according to a new study. After conducting a multi-year analysis of health-insurance claims, researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine noted that they found no evidenc ...

Obesity can lead to vitamin D deficiency, a new study indicates. British researchers looked at data from about 165,000 people, and found that a 10 percent rise in body-mass index (BMI) was linked with a 4 percent drop in concentrations of vitamin D in the body. BMI is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight. The link between BMI and vitamin D levels was found in men and women, as well as in you ...

Coca-Cola became one of the world's most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it's taking to the airwaves for the first time to address a growing cloud over the industry: obesity. The Atlanta-based company on Monday will begin airing a two-minute spot during the highest-rated shows on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC in hopes of flexing its marketing muscle in the debate over sodas and the ...

If current trends continue, more than half the adults in 39 states could be obese by 2030, not just overweight, a new report says. And 13 states could have adult obesity rates above 60 percent, while all 50 states would have rates above 44 percent, according to the report, released Tuesday by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The toll on the United States i ...

Laws strictly curbing school sales of junk food and sweetened drinks may play a role in slowing childhood obesity, according to a study that seems to offer the first evidence such efforts could pay off. The results come from the first large national look at the effectiveness of the state laws over time. They are not a slam-dunk, and even obesity experts who praised the study acknowledge the measures are a p ...

Obesity is becoming an increasingly common problem for our cats. Currently, in the United States, veterinarians estimate that over 50 percent of the feline patients seen are either overweight or obese. Even more alarming is the fact that many cat owners fail to recognize that their cat is overweight. Body condition and weight in cats Cats that are not overweight have an ideal body condition. These cats have ...