Result for: elderly in obesity
Obesity and Omega 3 fatty acids
Thursday, January 21st, 2010According to a recent study published in The FASEB Journal, found that diets rich in omega-3 protects the liver from damage by obesity and insulin resistance.
This research should be taken by doctors and nutritionists as valuable information, in recommending the formulation of diets for weight loss and help explain why some obese patients are more [...]
Evaluation of a sedentary lifestyle, obesity and heart disease
Saturday, January 9th, 2010A new study in Clinical Cardiology examines the average fitness level of the morbidly obese (BMI between 40.0 and 49.9).
The results show that sedentary people proved that for more than 99 percent of the day and on average, walked less than 2500 steps per day, which is well below the guidelines of a healthy lifestyle [...]
Obesity Health Risks
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010The health risks of obesity are serious and even fatal, heart disease, such are the number one cause of death in the United States and can be directly linked to obesity, these are the risk factors related to it:
Diabetes Type 2
Type 2 diabetes and obesity are directly related to the extent that over 85% of [...]
Night work, obesity and most diseases
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010The night shift at work is strenuous and can result in potential health problems like obesity and cardiovascular disease risk may become much more significant than previously thought, according to a recent study.
The study by Harvard University in Boston and published in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed a [...]
Obesity and a bad omen for elderly women
Monday, January 4th, 2010Obese women reach middle age can live up to 70 years but are far from being as healthy as women who maintain a healthy balance in their lives, according to U.S. researchers.
Thus, the study found that women were gaining weight since age 18, ended in the worst shape, the researchers said.
Most had some kind of [...]
