PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cost the U.S. Billions
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — They are called “forever chemicals” because they linger in the human body and can contribute to the risk of everything from cancer to childhood obesity. Now, new research on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substan…
Learn MoreLas tasas de obesidad siguen en aumento entre los niños y adolescentes de EE. UU.
LUNES, 25 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en la historia, más de 1 de cada 5 niños de EE. UU. son obesos.Entre 2011 y 2012, y de nuevo entre 2017 y 2020, las tasas de obesidad aumentaron entre los niños de 2 a 5 años, además de en…
Learn MoreFat Around the Liver Raises Risk for Heart Failure
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — About 30% of adults around the world have a buildup of fat in the liver, a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Now an international team of researchers has linked that condition to a heightened…
Learn MoreObesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, more than 1 in 5 American kids is obese.From 2011 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2020, rates of obesity rose for kids between 2 and 5 years of age as well as 12- to 19-year-olds, a new…
Learn MoreHigh Blood Pressure Doubles Odds That COVID Will Be Severe
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure — and that alone more than doubles their odds of being hospitalized if they are infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a new study reveale…
Learn MoreMenos estadounidenses mueren de enfermedad cardiaca que hace una década
MARTES, 19 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las muertes por causas relacionadas con el corazón se han reducido en los últimos 20 años, aunque persisten las diferencias según la raza y la etnia, además del lugar de residencia de las personas y su a…
Learn More¿Quién desarrolla COVID prolongada? Solo ver a un paciente ofrece pistas
MARTES, 19 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A veces, tan solo observar a una persona puede ofrecer pistas sobre sus probabilidades de desarrollar COVID prolongada tras un encuentro con el virus.Por ejemplo, las personas obesas tienen cinco veces m…
Learn MoreFewer Americans Are Dying of Heart Disease Than a Decade Ago
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from heart-related causes have dropped over the past 20 years, though differences persist by race and ethnicity as well as where people live and their access to care.The U.S. National Institutes of Hea…
Learn MoreProtein Intake Tied to Quality of Diet for Weight Loss
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Individuals who self-select a higher-protein diet during calorie restriction may improve their diet in other ways, too, compared with those with lower protein intake, according to a study published in the Jul…
Learn MoreWho’ll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes just looking at a person can give clues to their likelihood of developing long COVID after a bout with the virus.For example, obese people are five times more likely to suffer long COVID symptoms th…
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