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Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains
Source: Science Daily
Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are linked to less healthy brains.
Older obese adults can benefit from moderate exercise
Source: Science Daily
Moderate-intensity exercise can help even extremely obese older adults improve their ability to perform common daily activities and remain independent, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Waist-to-height ratio more accurate than BMI in identifying obesity, new study shows
Source: Science Daily
Calculating a person's waist-to-height ratio is the most accurate and efficient way of identifying whether or not they are at risk of obesity in clinical practice, a new study by Leeds Beckett University shows.
Obese women less likely to suffer from dangerous preeclampsia complications
Source: Science Daily
Despite having higher rates of preeclampsia, a dangerous high-blood pressure disorder of late pregnancy, obese women may be less than half as likely to suffer strokes, seizures, and other serious complications of the disorder.
A Bariatric Surgery Success Story | Suncoast View
Source: MySuncoast
For some, Bariatric surgery means a new life that previously seemed impossible. Dr. Joseph Chebli from Gulf Coast Medical Group shows the results from a local success story!