Obesity (28 contents)
High protein diet - what to eat and what to avoid?
A high-protein diet usually contains large amounts of protein with few carbohydrates. Protein helps you to feel satiated so that your calorie intake is reduced. This is why people who want to lose...
Discover the benefits of walking
Since 20 April, forests and parks have been open, which means you can go out for a walk. You should go for walks to improve not only your physical fitness, but also your mental fitness. Below is a...
The Sejm has adopted a law on sugar tax. Will it result in less obesity among Poles?
The Sejm has adopted the so-called sugar law. The Ministry of Health explains the introduction of the tax by caring for the health of Poles. However, will the introduction of another tax really...
Sleep deprivation increases the desire to snack
Sleep deprivation can make us more likely to reach for unhealthy snacks and resist snacking between main meals. According to recent studies, lack of sleep increases appetite in a similar way to...
Sleeping with the TV on or with the light on can result in obesity
"Women, beware! - sleeping with the TV on or with the light on may have a negative impact on weight gain". This is one of the conclusions of an extensive study of almost 44,000 women in the USA.
Young child versus phone screen - WHO warns!
Younger and younger children are eagerly using smartphones. Parents often see nothing wrong with this, but the WHO has a completely different opinion on the subject.
Obesity and the sense of smell: what could be the link between the two?
Excess body weight, in the form of both overweight and obesity, is definitely not good for health. Attention is drawn to the fact that the aforementioned problems exacerbate the risk of diabetes and...
Why women are overweight after pregnancy
Excessive weight gain after pregnancy is closely linked not to fat storage, but - as reported in the International Journal of Obesity - to metabolic dysregulation. This was the theory put forward by...
Snacking between meals puts children at risk of caries and obesity
Caries is one of the diseases of civilisation, along with obesity, affecting children. Research shows that snacking between meals (mainly sweets, biscuits and crisps) leads to oral cavity and weight...
World Anti-Obesity Day
world Anti-Obesity Day is celebrated on 24 October. This event was created at the initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and is, along with the European Anti-Obesity Day (celebrated on 22...
24 October - World Obesity Day
Obesity is a disease of civilisation that affects more and more people, including children. Therefore, each year on 24 October, World Day to Combat Obesity is celebrated at the initiative of the...
Apitherapy - the use of bee products in therapeutics
Apitherapy is the use of bee products in therapeutics. Apitherapy is now becoming an increasingly popular alternative to many modern synthetic medicines. It can be used to treat specific health...
Loneliness a bigger 'killer' than obesity?
Obesity has become a major public health problem, affecting more than a third of adults in the United States (in Poland the statistics are not much better). However, new research suggests that there...
Does your child have ... the obesity gene ?
Scientific research in recent years clearly indicates that there is ... an obesity gene ! People who have an activated version of the gene often struggle unsuccessfully to gain extra pounds. A...
