You’re probably aware that as Britons, we’re getting fatter. “In our Predict study, we found that irrespective of what people ate, those who typically ate faster had higher visceral fat mass and waist circumference than the slow eaters,” says Dr Berry. “We know from the research I’ve done that if you eat almonds, about 30 per cent of the calories …
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Obesity has been shown to affect the risk of airway obstructive diseases and can lead to a decline in lung function. A new study suggested that abdominal obesity may result in a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Lung function in premenopausal, postmenopausal women can decline due to obesity The study was …
Heart patients, please take note. "Abdominal obesity not only increases your risk for a first heart attack or stroke, but also the risk for recurrent events after the first misfortune," said study author Hanieh Mohammadi from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. The research, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, followed more than 22,000 patients after their first heart …