ObesityMotor vehiclesOECDWe find a robust relationship between motor vehicle ownership, its interaction with legal heritage and obesity in OECD countries. Our estimates indicate that an increase of 100 motor vehicles per thousand residents is associated with about a 6% point increase in obesity in ...
New research from Harvard Medical School warns obesity could impair the function of immune cells and potentially accelerate tumour growth. Citing competition for fuel as a key driver, scientists warn a high-fat diet could allow cancer cells to outperform immune cells and spread within the body. Th...
Does smoking affect body weight and obesity in China?cigarette smokingbody weightobesityChinaAn inverse relationship between smoking and body weight has been documented in the medical literature, but the effect of cigarette smoking on obesity remains inconclusive. In addition, the evidence is mixed on...
(2013). Public beliefs about the causes of obesity and attitudes towards policy initiatives in Great Britain. Public Health Nutrition, 16, 2132. Article Google Scholar Berinsky, A. J., Hutchings, V. L., Mendelberg, T., Shaker, L., & Valentino, N. A. (2011). Sex and race: Are ...
How does obesity affect reflexes?Reflexes:Reflexes are the body's automatic responses to stimuli. While people may automatically think of the test conducted in doctors' offices where a sudden pressure on a nerve causes a limb to move, there are many other reflexes. One example would be moving...
That said, some genes can predispose you to conditions like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, or obesity, but Dr. Hyman said it’s important to keep in mind that “predisposition is not predestiny. You don’t have to sit back and accept that you’re doomed to become sick.” And if you...
CONCLUSION: The obesity does not affect the lymph node counts and intraoperative complication rates adversely in women with gynecologic cancers. Therefore, adequate lymph node dissection should not be omitted based solely upon obesity in gynecologic oncology patients. 展开 ...
like obesity and type-2 diabetes, in ‘western’ or indigenous populations with particular microbial characteristics. We are skeptical of this new environmentalist trend to racialize human bodies due to two reasons: (i) These race studies repeat outdated historical narratives, which link especially nu...
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