Is obesity an oral bacterial disease?
Public release date: 8-Jul-2009 - 98.4 percent of the overweight women could be identified by the presence of a single bacterial species (Selenomonas noxia) at levels greater than 1.05 percent…
Majority of fire and ambulance recruits overweight
Public release date: 19-Mar-2009 - found that more than 75 percent of emergency responder candidates for fire and ambulance services in Massachusetts are either overweight or obese (Boston) – Researchers…
Study: Morbidly Obese Sedentary For More Than 99 Percent of Day
Public Release: 25-Mar-2009 - On average, 23 hours and 51.6 min per day were spent sleeping or engaged in sedentary activity and the remaining 8.4 minutes were spent in moderate…
Dietary factors appear to be associated with diabetes risk
Public release date: 28-Jul-2008 Drinking more sugar-sweetened beverages or eating fewer fruits and vegetables both may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, whereas eating…
Study Suggests 86 Percent of Americans Could be Overweight or Obese by 2030 – ( 2008 Study )
Public release date: 28-Jul-2008 Most adults in the U.S. will be overweight or obese by 2030, with related health care spending projected to be as much as $956.9 billion, according…
Heightened sense of taste can promote weight loss
Public release date: 16-Jun-2008 People can lose weight by flavoring their food with calorie-free seasonings and sweeteners, which may make them feel full faster and decrease their consumption, according…
New technique determines that the number of fat cells remains constant in all body types
Public release date: 7-May-2008 LIVERMORE, Calif. – The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and ’60s has helped researchers determine that the number of…
Study finds fitness level, not body fat, may be stronger predictor of longevity for older adults
Public release date: 4-Dec-2007 Adults over age 60 who had higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness lived longer than unfit adults, independent of their levels of body fat, according to a…
Breastfeeding babies offers them long-term heart-health benefits
Public release date: 5-Nov-2007 ORLANDO, Nov. 5 – Breastfed babies are less likely to have certain cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adulthood than their bottle-fed counterparts, researchers reported at…
NECK SIZE IS BEST PREDICTOR OF SLEEP APNEA SEVERITY
Public release date: 24-Oct-2007 A new study evaluates the roles of gender and body measurements in the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) requirements.…
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