KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Experts have warned Malaysians that overweight and obesity are not harmless lifestyle conditions, as these chronic diseases are linked to diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer. However, they also stress that obesity is reversible and treatable, which subsequently leads to prevention of obesity-related complications. “Overweight and obesity is a chronic,…
Whether or not you attempted dry January by not drinking alcohol for the month, focusing on your liver could help safeguard your well-being. The liver is a vital organ that supports metabolism, immunity, digestion, detoxification and vitamin storage, among other functions. People are at a higher risk of developing fatty liver disease when they have…
Utah is the U.S. state with the healthiest diet, according to a recent report—closely followed by Colorado, Washington, Minnesota and Vermont. A report by product life cycle management company Trace One gave each state a “Healthy Diet Index” based on nine factors. These included how many of the state’s adults ate fruit on a daily…
As the New Year approaches, many adults resolve to eat healthier or give the gym another try, but such resolutions are rare for kids and adolescents. Nonetheless, the most recent, comprehensive data on youth weight status in Colorado — the 2019 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey — reported that 24.2% of Mesa County youth were overweight…
Study population The UK Biobank study is a prospective cohort of more than 500,000 adults aged 37–73 years recruited from 22 assessment centers across the UK between 2006 and 2010 (instance 0) [36]. At enrollment, participants completed a questionnaire, a verbal interview, and a physical assessment for anthropomorphic data and vital signs. The blood specimens…