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Dieting research could help you maintain the regime
Ensuring you read up on the factors involved in effectively dieting could help you keep any lost weight off for longer than simply diving straight into a regime.
Women across the country often struggle to maintain a programme of
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Eat oily fish to stave off stroke risk
Fish oil supplements may do little to reduce the risk of a stroke, but consuming actual fish regularly can, according to new research by Cambridge University.
A team of scientists looked at the diets of 800,000 people across 15 countries
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New genes involved in obesity identified
Genetic makeup may play an important role in adult obesity levels in light of new finings published in Human Molecular Genetics.
The study, carried out by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, provided new insight into body mass
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Daily drinking may impact on learning ability, study suggests
Reducing alcohol consumption may not only be beneficial for trimming waistlines, it could also protect people from developing learning disabilities in later life.
According to new research due to be published in next month's journal
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Regular lack of sleep contributing to obesity?
The expanding waistlines of many Britons may be caused by a regular lack of sleep, which can impact on hormone production and energy intake.
Research carried out at Pennsylvania State University looked at reports published between 1996 and
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Grill a steak, not a burger, for better heart health, research suggests
Putting a steak under the grill instead of a juicy burger could help to reduce the likelihood of developing heart problems associated with diabetes.
Research carried out at the University of Illinois determined the effects of cooking
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Female sexual desire heightened by weight loss, study says
Obese women who manage to shift the pounds may experience a higher sex drive, although there is no evidence that fertility is improved.
Such is the suggestion of a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and
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Majority of weight loss surgery patients are women, research reveals
Bariatric surgery is available to at-risk obese Britons trying to reduce the size of their waistbands and return to a healthier physique.
New research from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD)
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Overeating may lead to insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes, study says
Scoffing down too much food even on a short-term basis is not only bad for waistbands, but might also contribute to insulin resistance which results in type-2 diabetes.
Research published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry outlined an
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Obese boys see testosterone levels halved, study finds
Obese teenage boys have up to 50 per cent less testosterone than their healthy weight counterparts, potentially impacting on their fertility in later life.
Such is the finding of new research from the University of Buffalo, which carried
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Research uncovers importance of fat, not diet, in cancer growth
Research has served to demonstrate a link between cancer and obesity, however, findings have been vague about the effects of excess fat and how diet plays a role.
A new study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American
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Long periods of sitting linked to greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and death
Sedentary lifestyles are widely known to impact on health, however, new research suggests long periods of sitting can lead to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and death even in those meeting their exercise requirements.
Research
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