A research carried out in Oregon, Hawaii and Colorado shows that fat women enjoy sex more than their slender counterparts. The research was carried out by Bliss Kaneshiro, a researcher at the University of Hawaii, and Nichole Carlson of the University of Colorado Denver. The study breaks the myth ...

Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Rockefeller University have identified an important cell that leads to obesity. According to the professor of Rockefeller University, Jeffrey Friedman, the identification of fat precursor cells called white adipocyte progenitor will help to ...

A study conducted in the UK shows that if some one is overweight it is because he/she is surrounded with persons who are overweight. The researchers also opine that it may be because of a comfort level as it is easier to be fat in a society that is fat. The study was conducted by National Bureau of ...

According to a report by a group of researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, in Washington, 58 percent of the world population will be the victim of obesity, by 2030.The data was analyzed by Tanika Kelly, a doctoral candidate at Tulane University School of ...

The latest findings of the experts state that it is the obese who are contributing to the global food crisis and climate change. As per estimation of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the obese people use up 18 per cent more calories compared to the average. Since transport and ...

A research undertaken in the US has revealed that sleeping for either more than nine hours or less than six hours results in ill health including obesity, smoking and alcoholism. The new government study is based on door-to-door surveys conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, part ...

A latest British study has identified genetic variations commonly found in Indian Asians that makes them gain more kilos and more susceptible to diabetes. The research conducted by British Scientists has revealed that the Indian Asians carrying these genetic variations are on an average 3.8 kg ...

A latest study in the United Kingdom has revealed that the less number of hours you sleep, the more are the chances of you putting on more kilos. Significantly this is applicable to all age groups, irrespective of the fact whether you are a child or an adult. Francesco P Cappuccio, MD Warwick ...

A recent study undertaken on US kids has revealed that drinking flavored milk is as healthy as consuming plain milk, despite the former\'s sugar content. After the study on nearly 7,500 kids, between 2-28 year age group, it was discovered that those children who drank flavored milk had similar ...