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Vitamin D Deficiency and Overweight

Vitamin D Deficiency and Overweight

Sep 2, 2019 | Vitamin D

A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition indicates that the overweight can benefit from testing their vitamin D levels. Low levels of this vitamin are linked to heart disease, diabetes, and even some kinds of cancer. Researchers in Oslo, Norway measured... read more
A Simple Way to Avoid Obesity While You Work

A Simple Way to Avoid Obesity While You Work

Nov 27, 2016 | Health

As more research sheds light on the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle, you may have heard the quip “sitting is the new smoking.” While I don’t think sitting for hours at a time is quite as harmful as pulling known carcinogens directly into your lungs,... read more
Obese Teens and Diabetes Drugs

Obese Teens and Diabetes Drugs

Mar 4, 2015 | Health

Your child may not have diabetes, but that won’t stop the pediatric pushers from trying to get him /her hooked on diabetes drugs in order to shed a few kilos. The latest bit of shockingly underwhelming research found that kids taking Glucophage XR (Metformin)... read more
Sitting is Killing You

Sitting is Killing You

Feb 9, 2014 | Health

Sitting is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, and death. It’s estimated that obese people sit for 2.5 hours more than slim people on any given day. It’s what happens to our bodies when we sit down that encourages obesity and... read more

Vitamin D and Teen Obesity

Apr 4, 2012 | Health

A study published in the May 2011 issue of Journal of Adolescent Health has found that serious  insufficiency of vitamin D exist among obese adolescents. The retrospective study, done at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, RI, looked at blood levels... read more
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