Healthcare News
Too few primary care doctors address obesity with their patients, highlighting need for weight loss tool
After finding that few to no clinicians provided weight management care, researchers developed a weight loss tool called PATHWEIGH. This tool was designed to remove clinician barriers in providing patient care that addressed weight.
Weight gain in late teens and 20s associated with higher risk of fatal prostate cancer
The analysis of data on more than 250,000 men in Sweden found that weight gain over the course of a man's life was associated with developing prostate cancer overall and aggressive and fatal prostate cancer.
Both metabolically healthy and unhealthy forms of obesity found to increase risk of obesity-related cancers
New research to be presented at this coming week's European Congress on Obesity in Dublin, Ireland (May 17–20) and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that both the metabolically healthy and unhealthy 'forms'
The Health Risks of Abdominal Obesity
Abdominal obesity refers to the presence of excess fat in the abdominal area. So why does abdominal obesity matter? Because too much fat in your midsection may put you at greater risk for certain medical conditions than excess fat in your thighs or buttock.
Why food deprivation in childhood is linked to obesity
As energy prices rise and the cost of living goes up, it is estimated that there are 4 million children from poorer households who have limited or uncertain access to healthy food.
