As the protagonist navigates the harrowing experience of attempting to reconcile his authentic self with his family's beliefs, the film offers an important examination of the dangers and harm caused by conversion therapy. By raising awareness about this controversial and discredited practice, this ...
At least 35% of adults in 22 states in 2022 were obese while no state met that threshold a decade ago. Obesity – defined as having a body mass index of 30 or above – has been one of the most persistent public health concerns in the U.S. Over a two-year period ending in August...
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When Pinterest opened up private boards last year, I made a thinspo board. In public I wrote here, I wrote for friends, I wrote to friends discussing the dangers of thinspo (and it’s closely related cousin “fitspo,” which hasnothing to do with being athleticand everything to do with...
There is growing evidence of the dangers of excessive weight gain during pregnancy, including causing inflammation of the fetal heart and altering fetal cardiac morphology [30]. The TyG index, as a tool to identify pregnant women at elevated risk for GDM during early pregnancy could be a ...
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Smokers were less likely to be obese compared with non-smokers. Compound obesity was associated with greater risk to cluster multiple risk factors of CVD than central obesity and general obesity. Taking measures to control obesity, both in BMI and WC, would reduce the number of clustered risk ...
There is growing evidence that exposure to high ambient temperatures can trigger adaptive mechanisms such as the regulation of genes involved in muscle growth and differentiation [33]. On the other hand, dehydration and hyperthermia belong to the major dangers of excessive thermal stress [34]. In ...
The Hidden Dangers of Fast and Processed Food. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2018 Apr 3;12(5):375-381. doi: 10.1177/1559827618766483. PMID: 30283262; PMCID: PMC6146358. Source: Bahadoran Z, Mirmiran P, Azizi F. Fast Food Pattern and Cardiometabolic Disorders: A Review of Current Studies. Health...
I go into much more detail in my article that explainsthe dangers of estrogen-like chemicals in our environment, and a YouTube video I recorded the outlinesthe specific changes my wife and I have been making to remove as many of them from our household as possible(which has turned out to...