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Health News Posted on May 26, 2012

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Experts Say One-fifth of Shanghai Youth are Overweight
One-fifth of youth in Shanghai are obese, say health experts. According to Shanghai health experts, as much as 19.3 percent of local youngsters in Shanghai are overweight which is a ...

Four in Five School Kids Carry School Bags Weighing a Fifth of Their Body Weight
More than 80 percent of children are carrying school bags that weigh nearly a fifth of their body weight, putting more pressure on their backs, a new study conducted by charity organization ...

Overweight Women Paid Less for New Jobs Compared to Normal Weight Colleagues
The size of your waist could bear a critical consideration when applying for new jobs after a new study found that people who are obese, especially women, are discriminated against when appl...

Study Explores Why Underweight Babies Tend to Become Obese in Teenage
It seems improbable that a baby born underweight would be prone to obesity, but it is well documented that these children tend to put on weight in youth if they're allowed free access to cal...

New Study Establishes Clear Link Between High BMI and Fatal Heart Disease Risk
The developed world is gradually getting into the grip of a true obesity epidemic. A large new Danish-British study from the University of Copenhagen and University of Bristol documents for...

Evidence for Causal Link Between Increased BMI and Ischemic Heart Disease: Analysis
A causal relationship between body mass index (BMI) and risk for ischemic heart disease (IHD) is supported by a Mendelian randomization analysis conducted by B�rge Nordestgaard of Copenhagen...

High Body Satisfaction Lowers Depression Risk Among Overweight Teens
Overweight adolescents who are contented with their body shape and size have higher levels of self-esteem, finds a study. They may also be protected against the negative behavioral and p...

Obese And Underweight Women Risk Complications During Pregnancy
A new study of more than 3000 expectant mothers has confirmed that both obese and underweight women are at risk of developing problems during pregnancy, labor and complications for the baby'...

Study Says Almost Half of Brazilians Overweight
According to a recent study, more than 48% of Brazilians are overweight and 15.8% are obese. The figures testify to a growing problem, since in 2006 overweight people amounted to 42...

Obesity Epidemic Probably Understated by BMI
Two century old formula, Body-mass index BMI, extensively used by medical experts, health insurers and the fitness industry, perhaps classifying nearly half of women and just over 20 per cen...

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