• 婴幼儿时期缺少睡眠易导致将来肥胖

    10-09-07 Insufficient amounts of nighttime sleep among infants and preschool-aged children may be a significant risk factor for developing childhood obesity, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine, one of t...

  • 加州肥胖症、糖尿病患者持续上升

    10-09-01 A majority of adults in California are obese(肥胖的) or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病) , according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Both conditions which are related t...

  • 拉美地区肥胖率上升导致残疾发病率增加

    10-07-28 Thanks to rising obesity rates in Latin America and the Caribbean, elderly people there are becoming more likely to suffer from disabilities, according to a paper recently published by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers in t...

  • 美国青少年肥胖趋势明显

    10-04-25 Los Angeles, CA (April 23, 2010) Obesity rates for American adults have stabilized while the rate of childhood and minority obesity(肥大,肥胖) is rising, according to a study in the journal Medical Decision Making, published by SAGE. Using a nove...

  • 调查:人类逐代变肥胖

    10-04-08 It was a provocative(刺激的,挑拨的) prediction that due to the obesity epidemic Baby Boomers(婴儿潮一代) may outlive(比活得长) their children. But a new study by the University of Michigan Health System on obesity trends shows Americans are g...

  • 研究:无节制饮食与毒瘾有相同的成瘾机制

    10-03-29 In a newly published study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shown for the first time that the same molecular(分子的) mechanisms that drive people into drug addiction are behind the compulsion(强迫,强制) to overeat, pushing p...

  • 居住于小城市的低收入妇女有更高的肥胖率

    10-03-10 A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets -- rather than the lack of them --increased the risk of obesity(肥大,肥胖) for low-income women living in small cities. This suggests that policies to increase hea...

  • 儿童肥胖与基因有关

    09-12-07 Scientists have discovered what they believe is a genetic cause of severe obesity in children. 科学家发现儿童重度肥胖是由基因引起的。 The team concluded that the loss of a key segment of DNA can be to blame. It said the findings might improve diagno...

  • Low self-esteem leads to obesity 研究:自卑易导致肥胖

    09-09-11 Children with self-esteem problems are more likely to be obese as adults, a research team has found. 一个研究小组发现,有自卑心理问题的儿童易导致成年后肥胖。 A study of 6,500 participants in the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study found that 10-year-old...

  • Obesity drug fears investigated 美国调查某减肥药副作用

    09-08-26 US authorities are investigating concerns an anti-obesity drug widely available over the counter at chemists may cause liver damage. 美国当局正在调查一种柜台上可轻易得到减肥药,据说这种药可能造成肝脏损伤。 Trials suggests orlistat can help people lo...