Tag: obesity

Herbal Weight Loss Pills From The Internet

Herbal Weight Loss Pills From The Internet

Are you thinking about buying a “herbal” weight loss pill? What you in reality might very likely get is the drug sibutramine, that due to its side effects was pulled off the market.

Why Do We Overeat?

Year after year new diet programs, videos and books are thrown on the market, all promising the absolutely successful way to lose weight. But none have it and so we may ask: what really is at the core of our struggle?

Exercise Helps Overweight Children Think

When overweight and sedentary kids start to exercise regularly, their skills in thinking and planning  improve, suggests a new study.

Obesity May Cause Brain Damage

Obesity May Cause Brain Damage

Centers for reward and appetite regulation in the brains of overweight people have less volume and display structural damage, reports a new study. To make matters worse, increased inflammatory markers due to obesity indicate that this damage could be an ongoing process. Water and Inflammation Researchers from the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in […]

Standing Up Keeps You Fit

Standing Up Keeps You Fit

Prolonged sitting is detrimental to your health and standing up for just a minute here and then can reduce your waist size and lower the risk of heart diseases, an Australian study found. Desk Jockeys At Risk Researchers from the University of Queensland examined 4,700 US adults, who for seven days had to wear a […]