Even modest weight loss can reduce the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. The simplest (but still difficult) approach to weight loss is reducing calories and exercising at least 150 minutes a week. Behavioral and mental changes in eating habits, physical activity, and attitudes about food and weight are also essential to weight management. Studies show that people who lost at least 10% of their body weight and kept the weight off for more...
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Everyone is talking about the obesity epidemic these days. There are multiple news magazine shows and reality shows devoted to this topic.... Read more »
The 2009 Annual Quality and Disparities Report issued in April by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare... Read more »
A study evaluating the risks of maternal glycemia related to the risk of obesity in childhood was just published in Diabetes Care by the... Read more »
Survey women and this complaint seems to be a "top ten." In fact, recent investigations reveal that nearly 1/4 of all women surveyed and... Read more »
Women who were incontinent during pregnancy appear to be more likely to experience the problem later in life as well, researchers have found. A study... Read more »
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could the way you sleep be linked to how much you weigh? Scientists from Merck Research Laboratories say they believe... Read more »
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About 20 million American women and 6 million men have urinary incontinence or have experienced it at some time in their lives. The number, however,... Read more »
By Jasmine Schmidt, HealthCentral's Incontinence Expert Although women are twice as likely as men to experience incontinence, that doesnt mean... Read more »