Given the upward trend in obesity in the United States, there is a corresponding increase in the incidence of bariatric surgery. Weight loss surgery has been shown to be the only long-term effective means of weight loss for morbidly obese patients, typically working far better than diet, exercise or drugs.
At some point, they were happy; they had moments of joy. And then, one molecule at a time, the happiness went away.
School food advocates say that schools need to get creative and be engaged to offer kids healthy food on a budget.
Today’s fast-paced world leaves people little time to worry about their health—that is, until a medical emergency forces them to reassess their habits. That’s when it becomes apparent how much influence lifestyle choices have on our quality of life. For example, each day in the U.S., more than 4,000 people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a chronic condition marked by high levels of blood glucose that can lead to serious complications and premature death
An appeals court has lifted an injunction imposed by a federal judge, thereby allowing federally-funded embryonic stem-cell research to continue while the Obama administration appeals the judge’s original ruling against use of public funds in such research.
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