Archive for November, 2008

Research Shows Belly Fat Doubles Death Risk

Researchers examined data on 359,387 European adults followed for nearly 10 years who were enrolled in the larger, ongoing European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) health study.
They found that people with the most belly fat had about double the risk of dying prematurely as people with the least amount of belly fat.
During the [...]

Obese Children Found To Have Old Arteries

I have pointed out in other posts that in the U.S. we have an obesity epidemic. And it is occurring in our
children as well. As we sit playing video games and watching TV we are lacking in good old physical exercise.
Now doctors are seeing a correlation between obesity and heart disease as suggested by the [...]