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Early Bedtime for Preschoolers Cuts Obesity Risk Later

July 15, 2016 SrijitaBedtime, Cuts, Early, for, Later, Obesity, Preschoolers, Risk

PhotoCredit:istock Preschoolers who are regularly in bed by 8 p.m., are far less likely to become obese teenagers than young children who go to sleep later in the night, a new research has found. According to the research published in the Journal of Pediatrics, bedtimes after 9 p.m. appeared to double the likelihood of obesity later in life. “For parents, this reinforces the importance of establishing a bedtime routine,” said Sarah Anderson, associate professor at the Ohio State University College of Public Health. Obesity can set kids up for a…

Obesity Raises Risk of Premature Death in Men

July 15, 2016 Srijitadeath, In, Men, Obesity, of, Premature, raises, Risk

PhotoCredit:istock Men who are overweight or obese are nearly three times more at the risk of premature death than women, says a study. The findings showed that the premature deaths, defined as those at ages 35-69 years, would be 29.5 per cent and 14.6 per cent for moderately obese men and women. This corresponds to an absolute increase of 10.5 per cent for men, and 3.6 per cent for women, which is three times as big, as the risk of premature death in men with normal Body Mass Index (BMI)…

How a Healthy Gut Could Stop Obesity: Your Guide to Understanding Gut Bacteria

July 15, 2016 Srijitaa, Bacteria, Could, guide, Gut, Healthy, How, Obesity, Stop, to, Understanding, Your

Images via iStock Recent studies suggest that Americans are working out more than ever but aren’t losing weight. Brits, on the other hand, spend billions each year to get into shape. Every two in three adults in the UK are now overweight or obese and one in five children aged 10-11 is clinically obese. It is common knowledge that daily nutrition plays an important part. What we eat is much more important than our total calorie count. However, choosing what to eat to be healthy is far from easy. We…

Food Insecurity Predicts Obesity for Young Women

July 12, 2016 SrijitaFood., for, Insecurity, Obesity, Predicts, Women, Young

Females are prone to obesity in early adulthood owing to prolonged periods of food insecurity and harsh parenting practices, suggested a study. According to the study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, food deprivation when combined with other stressors such as harsh parenting, impacts a teen’s development. A new study by Iowa State University researchers suggests that when these years include prolonged periods of food insecurity coupled with harsh parenting practices. “When females who are normal weight in their early adolescence experience food insecurity, something is happening in their…

Foods from subsidized commodities tied to obesity

July 7, 2016 Srijitacommodities, Foods, From, Obesity, subsidized, tied, to

Foods from subsidized commodities tied toobesity The U.S. government spends billions of dollars each year on subsidies to farmers, but consuming too much food made from those subsidized farm products can boost people’s risk for heart disease, researchers say. The more people eat of foods made with subsidized commodities, the more likely they are to be obese, have abnormal cholesterol and high blood sugar, according to a report in JAMA Internal Medicine. Current federal agricultural subsidies help finance the production of corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, dairy and livestock,…

13 effective suggestions to control obesity

June 28, 2016 Srijita13, Control, effective, Obesity, suggestions:, to

weight problems is a circumstance where the frame accumulates excess fats which has a bad impact on fitness. Genetics, overeating and positive mental elements are some not unusual causes of obesity. it’s far no longer a subject that the west is grappling with. It has located its manner onto Indian beaches and it’s miles a conflict that lots of us face today. “on this world replete with diabetes and heart ailment; it’s far critical to prevent obesity from adolescence to forestall those illnesses from taking place. it’s miles important that…