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06/03/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Explaining the obesity paradox: It’s muscle mass, not fat, that helps you live longer

According to the “obesity paradox,” people who are obese or overweight tend to have a lower risk of dying during a specific time period, compared to individuals with a “normal” weight. However, a study indicates that the obesity paradox can somehow be explained by one factor. Specifically, a person’s muscle mass. The researchers who spearheaded the study took note of an […]

04/16/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

British study concludes that you can’t be fat AND fit

There’s no such thing as healthy fat. This was the conclusion University of Glasgow’s Dr. Stamatina Iliodromiti and his team arrived at after they studied 296,535 adults of white European descent. Dr. Iliodromiti and his team found that adults whose body mass index (BMI) was around 22 to 23 have lower risk of developing or […]

03/27/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Encapsulated fruit and vegetable juices found to improve inflammation, blood lipids, weight in the obese

A study by researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia showed that encapsulated fruit and vegetable juice concentrate could affect the risk factors for chronic disease among overweight and obese adults. The results of the study, published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, were the result of a double-blinded, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in older adults. For the […]

01/28/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Daily physical activity is more important than weight: New study finds it lowers risk of cancer, heart attack, stroke – even in people who are overweight or obese

Walking, jogging, biking, or doing any physical activity every day will reduce the risk of cancer, heart attack, and stroke, no matter what your body mass index (BMI) is, according to a study. A team of researchers from Copenhagen University in Denmark evaluated data from The Danish National Health Examination Survey 2007-2008, which involved 10,976 […]

12/05/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Skinny isn’t healthy: Research shows chronic dieters and super slim women have a higher risk of early menopause

Women who are skinny are also prone to fertility problems, much in the same way overweight ladies are. A new study finds that being underweight as a teenager and during their mid-30s increases a woman’s chance of having an early menopause, as reported by The Daily Mail. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts in Boston […]

11/14/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

How alive are your cells? New cell scale measures how much “life” weighs; the BMI scale is really out of date now

The current medical standard that determines one’s ideal weight (the BMI scale) is outdated and dismisses more important indications of good health, such as the energy production of trillions of cells throughout the body. The narrow-minded body mass index scale dictates the appropriate weight for people in relation to their height, but this method of […]

11/10/2017 / By Janine Acero

Being overweight taxes your heart, increasing risk of disease, death

A new study reveals that putting on extra weight can substantially alter the size of your heart, increasing the risk of heart attack or stroke. A bigger, heavier heart stretches its upper chambers, causing atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeats. The chances of you carrying excess weight is increased when you consume high amounts of energy […]

10/11/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Middle-age metabolism slowdown: Up your physical activity to avoid a flabby middle, which leads to inflammation (the root of many chronic conditions)

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland are studying the relationship between a person’s daily step count and changes in their body mass index (BMI). It was observed that those who had increased their daily step count by more than 2,000 steps had the same BMI level even after several years. Conversely, those who […]

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