According to a new study of military personnel from Statistics Canada, a lack of sleep is correlated with obesity, particularly in the male military population. The study, called “Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality and Obesity in the Canadian Armed Forces,” reports that getting good sleep and getting enough of it is something many personnel are struggling…

According to a new study of military personnel from Statistics Canada, a lack of sleep is correlated with obesity, particularly in the male military population. The study, called “Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality and Obesity in the Canadian Armed Forces,” reports that getting good sleep and getting enough of it is something many personnel are struggling…

Body fat percentage is a more reliable indicator of an individual’s general health than body mass index, according to a new study. Researchers at the School of Public Health at Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine analyzed the anthropometric data of 3,001 Israeli women and men, 20 to 95 years old, accumulated over several years, along…

We used to believe that mental disorders were rooted in moral failings. Then we discovered that even bacteria can cause mental health problems. Some argue that it’s rooted in childhood trauma. Then how about genetics? Those must play a role as well. ———– 👉 Sponsor OFFER: Get pure, easy to store American Elderberry extract at…

Being obese or overweight in early adulthood raises the risks of developing more cancers than previously thought, according to a new study that analyzed people’s health data over decades. The June 30 study, published in the National Library of Medicine, was carried out among 2.65 million individuals aged 40 and above. Conducted in Catalonia, Spain,…

Obesity can significantly increase the risk of psychiatric disorder, according to a new study of the potential causal relationship between obesity and mental health. The association between obesity and mental health is well established, including a 2006 epidemiologic survey of U.S. adults nationwide that found an association between obesity and a lifetime diagnosis of major depression,…

A new law to ban certain foods from meal deals and controls on high fat, sugar, or salt content to tackle obesity, has been announced by the Welsh government. Certain foods in meal deals will be restricted in Wales as well as volume-based promotions, such as multi-buys, the Labour-run Welsh government announced on Tuesday. The…

If you were diagnosed with diabetes as little as three years ago,  it meant you officially had it for life. But in 2021, the American Diabetes Association cautiously recognized that type 2 diabetes can be put into remission. The scientific consensus now maintains that it’s possible for the patient’s blood glucose levels to normalize, and…

While cancer is a disease that most commonly affects people over 50 years old, a joint U.S.-UK cancer funding review found that over the past 30 years, there has been a rise in cancer rates among people under 50 in multiple countries. “From our data, we observed something called the birth cohort effect,” Dr. Shuji Ogino,…

An independent Australian MP has introduced a new bill to stop junk food companies from targeting children with advertisements amid the prevalence of childhood obesity in the country. On June 19, independent MP Sophie Scamps, who represents the electoral division of Mackellar in New South Wales, tabled the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Healthy Kids Advertising) Bill…