According to the British child measurement programme, almost one in four five-year olds and one in three 11-year olds is overweight or obese.
The NHS Information Centre report said that rates of obesity are worst in the North East, West Midlands and London.

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A new study at the University of Alabama in Birmingham revealed that cognitive powers decline faster among those who have a higher chance of brain attack.
The research shows that older people whose health conditions put them at high risk for stroke are more likely to suffer from memory loss, even if they never actually have […]

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A new study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers has found that obesity in men may hide the early evidence of prostate cancer because the obese condition lowers prostate-specific antigen levels, also known as PSA values.The research confirms earlier results on PSA concentrations found in obese and overweight men with prostate cancer and emphasizes the need […]

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The Science Daily reported recently that Americans are getting fat because they eat until the TV show is over whereas French stay slim and trim because they eat according to appetite.
According to a new American study, the reason why French are slim is they use internal cues — such as no longer feeling hungry — […]

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According to a study conducted by the U S scientists, smoking, drinking alcohol, cocaine use and exposure to pesticides causes chemical changes to semen. By consequence, men should avoid smoking and drinking as the toxins in them could harm not only their future children but grandchildren also.
Researchers said that studies confirmed abnormalities caused by environmental toxins […]

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After analyzed data on more than 1,600 boys and girls, aged 4 to 18, scientists at St. George’s University of London, in Great Britain, concluded that reducing children’s salt intake may lower their consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and reduce their risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other health problems later in life.
The […]

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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego suggest that lower levels of the sun’s ultraviolet B (UVB) rays are associated with a higher incidence of lung cancer across 111 countries. By consequence, something as common and available as sunlight may help prevent some lung cancers.

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A new study at the University of California, Berkeley found that a diet with a chronic deficiency of vitamins and other “micronutrients” might lead to the onset of contemporary ills like cancer, obesity and the degenerative diseases of ageing.
According to above finding, a large number of people on a high-calorie diet in the West or […]

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A new research at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University reveals that people live in an obesogenic environment that relies heavily on fast food, automobiles, and remote controls.  All can be labeled as ‘toxic’ to maintaining a healthy body weight, so only those that have made major changes in their diet and exercise […]

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US researchers suggest that sperm defects caused by exposure to environmental toxins can be passed down the generations.
There is no doubt that if men smoke like a chimney or drink vast amounts of alcohol it will result in sperm damage, and probably damage in the DNA of the sperm. So fathers who smoke and drink […]

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