person's weight can be a useful guide to medical problems.Changes in weight such ascan herald medical conditions, although there are alsopossible non-medical explanations of these changes.Any weight change or abnormality needs medical attentionfor medical investigation and diagnosis.The following list of conditionshave 'Weight symptoms' or similar listed as a symptom in our database.This computer-generated...
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Women who carry excess weight on the hips and thighs, and apple-shaped men who carry it on the waist, risk dangerous blood clots, say experts.Being overweight per se is risky, but where the fat accumulates is also critical, say the Danish scientists.They tracked more than 50,000 men and women to see how many suffered a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or a clot in the lung called pulmonary embolism (PE).During...
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Overweight refers to an excess of body weight compared to set standards. The excess weight may come from muscle, bone, fat, and/or body water. Obesity refers specifically to having an abnormally high proportion of body fat.One can be overweight without being obese, as in the example of a bodybuilder or other athlete who has a lot of muscle. However, many people who are overweight are also...
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very low carbohydrate diet, seen as a sure shot way to shed weight, may not be good for your mental health, warn researchers., a journal of America Medical Association, shows that compared to low fat diets the very low carbohydrate diets can cause depression, anxiety and mood swings in the patients. The study says that very low carbohydrate diet takes away all the joys of weight loss.The researchers...
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Obesity refers to being more than 20% over your desirable weight.Unfortunately, it is all too common in the developed world where our modernlifestyle tends to make us eat more and move less.To most people, the term "obesity" means to be very overweight. Health professionals define "overweight" as an excess amount of body weight that includes muscle, bone, fat, and water. "Obesity" specifically refers...
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Winners of wife-carrying contest get combined body weight in beer < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateA Brit couple won their combined body weight in beer after they aced a 50-metre wife-carrying contest.The winners Oliver Milligan, 30, and Christina Davies, 37, were among ten couples who participated in the race at Hereford Racecourse, as part of the venue's annual Beer and Cider day.Men were allowed...
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…A University of Pittsburgh study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl's ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of her weight may play a role in her participation in risky sexual behaviors. The study results are published in the November issue ofThe study, conducted by Aletha Akers, M.D., M.P.H.,...
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create awareness and clear misconceptions about laparoscopic obesity surgery, Care Hospitals held a one-day live workshop on Wednesday demonstrating recent advances in the field.Obesity or bariatric surgery is performed to achieve significant long-term weight loss in patients suffering from obesity and other health complications like hypertension and diabetes. Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive...
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Over100,000 types of cancers are caused by obesity, according to an AmericanstudyExcess body fat makes a person vulnerable to cancer byincreasing the amount of hormones like estrogen circulating in the body anddisrupting how the body processes insulin, which is linked to higher risk ofcancer.It also triggers low-grade inflammation in the body, whichis increasingly being found to play a role in cancer.Researchersfrom...
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Scientists have specific advice on how much fat, protein and vitamins a person needs, but only vague guidelines on drinking water. An international scientific panel has published these recommendations:For every pound (0.5 kg) of body weight, you need to drink at least 450 to 675 ml (16 to 24 oz) of fluidDrink 150 to 350 ml (6 to 12 oz) of fluid every 15 to 20 minutes, depending on your conditioningA...
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