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What is the effect of high lead levels during pregnancy?
Researchers investigated whether high lead levels or maternal folate status during pregnancy increased the risk of overweight or obesity in children.
Obesity is still a...
How common is high cholesterol in kids?
A study has investigated the percentage of children and adolescents with unhealthy cholesterol levels and whether this is a cause for concern.
High cholesterol levels...
Gut hormone may affect response to food and unhealthy eating habits
A recent study investigated how ghrelin, a stomach hormone, promotes individuals’ conditioning to food-related odours and eating behaviors.
Obesity, defined as the excess of body...
Today In Medical History – February 10
(1846) American chemist and academic Ira Remsen was born. He co-discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin.
(1897) American biomedical scientist John Franklin Enders was born. He is...
Is mindfulness a successful weight loss method?
In a recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, researchers determined whether mindfulness could be an effective weight loss method.
What...
Mothers and fathers’ influence on children’s weight is not the same
Parents play a major role in determining the health of their children. How much their individual education and exercise habits influence their children’s weight...
Sleep problems in children associated with an unhealthy lifestyle
In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, researchers investigated the negative effects of sleep problems in children.
Forty percent of...
World Diabetes Day (November 14, 2018) – Latest research on diabetes
Today is World Diabetes Day.
Diabetes is now an epidemic affecting approximately 11 million Canadians and over 422 million people around the world. This day...
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