Summary: An increasing number of studies suggest that obesity or metabolic disorder has now emerged as the leading cancer risk factor. New studies indicate that obesity is perhaps the most significant cause of cancer and that by managing obesity, many cancer cases can be prevented.

 Recently, an ex...

Summary: One of the new studies shows that the weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI), one of the reliable ways to measure the severity of central obesity, may help predict stroke risk in older adults. The new study found that a larger belly was associated with almost double the stroke risk.

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Summary: A new Australian study shows that overweight and obesity are independent risk factors for colorectal cancers. Overweight individuals are more than twice as likely to develop polyps, adenomas, and, consequently, colorectal cancer. Moreover, overweight individuals are more likely to be diagno...

Summary: One of the most extensive new studies confirms that those with central obesity or greater belly fat are much more likely to develop widespread, multisite, chronic musculoskeletal pain. Greater belly fat may almost double the risk of such chronic pains in women.

 A first-of-its-kind study d...

Summary: Studies show that obesity is associated with weaker bones and increased tooth loss. They have found many ways in which high-calorie consumption may cause tooth loss. For example, a high-calorie diet may alter the activity of specific pathogens causing gum disease and tooth loss. However, re...

Summary: The prevalence of obesity in children and young adults has risen in the US and even globally. It will have long-term consequences like an increase in diabetes, hypertension, and other related disorders. It has been an ongoing trend for the last few decades. Even worse, a new study by CDC in...

Summary: It is long known that health disparities between various neighborhoods exist. Further, health data show a greater prevalence of gastrointestinal infections in low-income areas. However, experts have always assumed that these disparities are due to poorer hygienic conditions. This new resear...

Summary: Science has known for a long that regular exercise may help lower inflammation help reduce pain. Studies show that exercise helps with headaches, arthritis, and other painful conditions. Experts have proposed many ways in which exercise may reduce pain. However, now first a kind of studies ...

Summary: Obesity causes the weakening of bones and skeletal muscles. One of the ways it damages the musculoskeletal system is through increased mechanical stress. However, science shows that obesity also impairs the musculoskeletal system in other ways, like increased production of adipokines and in...

Summary: These days, a considerable number of food items consumed in the west come from the shelves of supermarkets. Many of these foods are ultra-processed, contain numerous additives, and are ready to eat. In fact, these highly processed foods formed the majority of diet in parts of the western wo...

Summary: Various ill-effects of environmental pollution are known. Many of these environmental toxins are the result of human activity and industrialization. There has been a considerable increase in plastic use in the last century. Plastics are now everywhere. They are used to produce various essen...

Summary: Certain foods are known to cause low-level chronic inflammation, which is now regarded as one of the less recognized causes of dementia. An inflammatory diet may also lead to other metabolic disorders, thus further increasing the risk of dementia. Therefore, researchers think that an anti-i...