Outcomes of a new study shows that obese men with high insulin levels are more likely die from prostate cancer if they are diagnosed with the disease.

The findings have been published online earlier and they are expected to be published in the November issue of The Lancet Oncology as well.

The lead author of the study, Dr. Michael Pollak , who is a professor of oncology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, said: “ I am not a sensationalist, but the effects of obesity and insulin are so big that if you have to choose between being thin and a low insulin level or access to the best chemotherapy, you may be more likely to survive without chemotherapy.”
continue reading Obese men with high insulin levels have quadruple prostate cancer related death risk.

These days, dieting has become a fashion among teenagers as more and more teens tend to dieting no matter whether they are obese or not. Teenagers are at a critical development stage of their lives and their bodies need a sufficient amount of essential nutrients. If they deprive their bodies of these essential nutrients, dieting may bring more harm than good to them.  Another problem is the type of diet that teenagers are consuming as the use of fad diets is on increase in the teenage community. These sorts of diets are deigned to especially targeting the impatient audience as these diets offer quick fix that make people have them. Fad diets often become the cause of serious eating disorder in teens.

Mostly female are prone to develop an eating disorder as they are more body image conscious than male teenagers. Actually the reason is whenever these teenage girls turn on the television or open a magazine, they have to confront the “Barbie Doll’ look. When these girls try to possess the same look (that often proves an unattainable look in most cases.), they start dieting and want to get the desired results immediately.  It has become quite difficult for parents to monitor their teenagers eating habits, but they need to be watchful of the signs that begin to occur when an eating disorder develop.
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A new study suggests that women who suffered a miscarriage may be at a higher risk of getting it again if they are obese.

The researchers from St Mary’s Hospital London observed the progress of 696 women who were categorized by the researchers as “unexplained miscarriages”

The researchers stated in a conference in Canada that in obese women the risk of getting miscarriage again was increased by 73%.
continue reading Obese women have higher miscarriage risk, a new study suggests

If you are over 60, go take a hike or at least a brisk walk on a regular basis.
It may help you live a few more years, even if you are a bit overweight or even obese, says a study recently conducted by at the University of South Carolina.

This study puts forward specific evidences in addition to the number of studies conducted before. There are several studies available establishing the fact that there are benefits of being fit even if you are a little too fat.

“You cannot tell just by looking at someone if they are fit”, says Dr.Steven Blair, Professor in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. Dr.Steven Blair further adds, “You can certainly be fat, even obese, and still be fit”.

Dr.Steven Blair and his colleague researchers at the Arnold School of Public Health made an assessment of certain measurable parameters including the aerobic fitness, Body Mass Index (BMI), and the waist circumference.

continue reading Key to Healthy Aging is Being Physically Active at Any Weight