TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 — People struggling with obesity fared poorly during the COVID-19 lockdowns earlier this year, with their weight-control plans flying off the rails as they coped with the stress of the global pandemic, two new studies report. Seven out of 10 people with obesity reported that their weight-loss goals became harder to… Read More »
People of any age with severe obesity — a body mass index of 40 or more — stand a high risk of serious illness from COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why Obesity is Dangerous? Obesity increases inflammation and weakens the immune system, making it more difficult to combat infections of… Read More »
1 Which of the following nutraceuticals is currently being investigated as a potential treatment against COVID-19 infection? Resveratrol Quercetin Quercetin is a powerful immune booster and broad-spectrum antiviral. It also inhibits the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which may be beneficial since serious COVID-19 infection and subsequent death appears to be due to cytokine storm activity.… Read More »
Study results suggest that the obesity trend in children is a result of unhealthy habits and not genetics.[1] Scientific evidence has revealed that a leptin deficiency, a genetic mutation in the hormone which controls hunger, could cause a person to overeat. Genetic screening could be considered for the exceptionally overweight child, but for the remainder,… Read More »
About half of the adult U.S. population will have obesity and about a quarter will have severe obesity by 2030, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study also predicts that in 29 states, more than half of the population will have obesity, and all states will… Read More »