Obesity
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Two states aim to curb diet pill sales to minors
California and New York are on the cusp of going further than the FDA in restricting the sale of nonprescription diet pills to minors as...
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Your poop may hold the secret to long life
If we could pull off a banking system like this, it could have the potential to treat autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes,...
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Dietary change tops for reducing CVD risk in stage 1 hypertension
Healthy lifestyle changes, particularly adoption of the DASH diet, can reduce CVD events in people with stage 1 hypertension.
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Integrase inhibitors and gestational weight gain: Should women worry?
“This weight gain is primarily happening with women who are starting integrase strand transferase inhibitors.”
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Weight gain during pregnancy may play role in child ADHD risk
Obesity, excessive weight gain jointly increased offspring ADHD risk in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes, researchers say.
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Lack of exercise linked to small heart, HFpEF
Chronic “exercise deficiency” is a major risk factor for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and regular physical activity ... may...
Commentary
When do we stop using BMI to diagnose obesity?
Before emotions hijack the conversation, let’s discuss BMI’s past, present, and future.
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A ‘big breakfast’ diet affects hunger, not weight loss
“Our new research shows that, in weight loss conditions, the size of breakfast and dinner regulates our appetite but not the total amount of...
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Artificial sweeteners linked to higher CV event risk
The first study to include artificial sweetener from all sources, not just drinks, may increase concerns about these agents. But not all are...
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Candy, desserts: A ‘gateway’ to unhealthy eating among teens
Over the past 30 years, there’s been a steady increase in consumption of ultra-processed foods worldwide, coupled with mounting evidence that...
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Exercise may counteract genetics for gestational diabetes
First-time pregnant women who had a high polygenic risk score and low physical activity had significantly higher odds of developing gestational...