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The Role of Body Fat in Diabetes
Category: Obesity Related Diseases
It is an accepted medical fact that overweight and obese people are at much greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. We say developing because this disorder is often an acquired one and it is acquired due in large part to weight issues....
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Link between Cancer and Obesity
Category: Obesity Related Diseases
For years personal physicians have extolled the many benefits of exercise. In addition to keeping the body look fit and trim, it can also help reduce stress levels and lower the risk of deadly diseases and disorders like diabetes, heart disease, a...
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Obesity and Heart Failure Risk
Category: Obesity Related Diseases
Years of research have revealed what doctors and scientists have long suspected— that excess weight puts undue stress on the heart, which can and often does damage it and leads to heart failure. The chance of severe, permanent, and sometimes...
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Obesity and Sleep Apnea
Category: Obesity Related Diseases
According to recent numbers, somewhere between 50 and 70 million people suffer from sleep disorders. And although they can significantly affect the quality of a person’s life, only one can actually end it. Sleep apnea is a potentially deadly...
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Obesity and Stroke
Category: Obesity Related Diseases
Although modern technology is supposed to make our lives easier, more comfortable, the fact is that people are working harder than ever these days. Case in point: Years ago, it was possible and customary for the average American family to survive ...
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Kids & Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome
Category: Obesity Related Diseases
Doctors and nutritionists alike agree that one of the most startling developments in recent years with regard to diet and exercise is the incredible increase in obesity in children and teenagers. According to recent numbers, more than a third of m...
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Osteoarthritis and being Overweight
Category: Obesity Related Diseases
Being overweight or obese can cause a number of health issues from hypertension to diabetes to heart failure. And according to a recent study, we can now add osteoarthritis the list. The condition is a progressively degenerative one and often begi...
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