How important is BMI? A revelation about weight and health
Body mass index: BMI. A number on the scale, a line in the chart. What does it matter? And why
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Obesity
Image of the Month: Mitochondria in human adipocytes
In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Sean M. Hartig and his colleagues investigate novel ways to
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Healthy fat cells uncouple obesity from diabetes
About 422 million people around the world, including more than 30 million Americans, have diabetes. Approximately ninety percent of them
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Addressing obesity through weight loss surgery
Many Americans have committed to losing weight in 2018 with the goal of boosting self-image and confidence. However, the health
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The hunger-satiety switch
When we are hungry, we eat; when we are full, we stop. Most of the time. Breaking this rule, however,
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Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity
Understanding how the body keeps a healthy weight is like solving a puzzle with pieces still missing. Some of the
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Three ways to improve gut health
With incidence of heartburn and obesity increasing in the United States, gastrointestinal problems are becoming more common. Dr. Waqar Qureshi,
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Obesity risk still present at a healthy weight
Sometimes the scale does lie. Being a healthy weight does not rule out the risk for obesity, said an expert
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Control your weight, minimize cancer risk
Controlling weight can help a person reduce the risk of cancer, said an oncologist from the National Cancer Institute-designated Dan
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Weight-management camp opens new doors for kids
Summer camps provide excellent opportunities for kids to learn, try new things, and make new friends and memories. Kamp K’aana
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