An Ideal BMI
Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 28, 2025, 7:00 am.
Is there a unisex chart for optimal weight based on height? We seem to have become inured to the mortal threat of obesity. If you […]… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.
Exploring the Obesity Paradox
Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 23, 2025, 7:00 am.
How do we explain studies that suggest overweight individuals live longer? Martin Luther King Jr. warned that human progress is neither auto… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.
Obesity’s Impacts on Our Immune System and Kidney and Liver Diseases
Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 21, 2025, 7:00 am.
What are the effects of weight loss on natural killer cell function, our first line of immune defense against cancer, kidney function, and f… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.
Obesity’s Impacts on Gallstones, Acid Reflux, and Heart Disease
Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 16, 2025, 7:00 am.
Sufficient, sustained weight loss may cut the risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes in half. In the ABCs of health consequences of obesity… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.
Obesity’s Impacts on Our Brain, Dementia, and Fertility
Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 14, 2025, 7:00 am.
Weight loss can decrease dementia risk and improve mental performance and fertility. As I’ve discussed previously, in the ABCs of the heal… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.
Obesity’s Impact on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes
Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 9, 2025, 7:00 am.
Losing weight can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, as well as reverse type 2 diabetes. In the ABCs of the health consequences… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.