Healthy lifestyle counselling helps obese women deliver healthier babies:...
"There's actually almost a 20 per cent reduction in the amount of fat that these babies are carrying at birth."
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A pot belly can be a bad thing — even if you're not considered overweight.
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By looking at body mass index, researchers compared wages and income of obese women and non-obese women in the workforce.
View ArticleMore people are obese than underweight, massive BMI study finds
There are more obese people on the earth than there are underweight people, and roughly 20 per cent of the population will be obese by 2025 if current trends continue.
View ArticleCan being skinny lead to depression in both men and women?
Research has shown obesity is linked to depressive symptoms. Can the same be true for people who are underweight?
View Article‘World’s heaviest man’ set to undergo bypass surgery in Mexico
Juan Pedro Franco, who has weighed up to 595 kilos (1,311 pounds), has been largely bed-ridden for the last seven years due to his large size.
View ArticleWorld’s heaviest man undergoes surgery, hopes to lose half his weight
A Mexican man who weighed more than half a ton had surgery in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Wednesday in a bid to halve his weight.
View ArticleU of A researcher finds rising trend of obesity discrimination
One University of Alberta researcher believes obesity discrimination is as common as racism.
View ArticleCMHA Waterloo Wellington campaign shows the many shapes of eating disorders
Eating Disorders Awareness Week is a national campaign that runs Feb. 1-8. A local presentation by Waterloo Wellington Eating Disorders Coalition will be held Wednesday evening.
View ArticleBy 2035, more than half of the world will be overweight or obese: report
However, the authors said they were not blaming individuals, but calling for a focus on the societal, environmental and biological factors involved in the conditions.
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