Published 7 days ago • loading... • Updated 7 days ago

Can obesity affect life expectancy?

Summary by THIP Media

Obesity means having excessive body fat that increases health risks. It occurs when calorie intake exceeds the body’s needs, leading to weight gain. Obesity raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other serious conditions. Life expectancy refers to the average number of years a person is expected to live based on health and lifestyle […] The post Can obesity affect life expectancy? appeared first on THIP Media.

This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

2 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

THIP Media

Can obesity affect life expectancy?

7 days ago

Read Full Article

Trends der Zukunft

Neurons protect against excessive food: Defects can lead to obesity

In the brain of mice, U.S. researchers have discovered neurons (nerve cells) that command animals to give up eating when they are fed. Because they are disturbed, the command remains out and the animals continue to eat. As these specialized neurons are in the brain stem, a part of the brain that is essentially the same in all vertebrates, Alexander R. Nectow, neuroscientist at Columbia University in New York City, who discovered that the neurons…

7 days ago

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right