(Nancy Schimelpfening/ Healthline) — While human longevity appears to have an upper limit (the oldest age reliably recorded is the 122-year lifespan of a woman from France named Jeanne Calment) there are several things that can affect how likely we are to reach a ripe, old age.
Scientists say that a …
(Rachel MacPherson/ Forbes) — Weight fluctuations over one’s lifetime are common, especially for individuals whose hormonal shifts can affect their weight during menstrual cycles, pregnancy, lactation, perimenopause and menopause. While menopausal weight gain is not guaranteed for everyone, it can be a common …
(Jiya Saini/ Revyuh) — Genetic elements may account for 50-75% of the differences in body mass index (BMI) within the population.
A group of researchers from Université Laval and the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre examined the genomes of over 800,000 individuals of European ancestry, pinpointing 60 …
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(Maria Cohut/ Medical News Today) — According to data that the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases have cited, in the United States, more than one in three adults are overweight.
The same is true for obesity — more than one in three U.S. adults live with this condition, which …
(Monica Lozano/ Verve Times) — Laken Brooks, 27, thinks weight bias might be why no one noticed her depression. At one point in college, the PhD student and freelance health writer couldn’t sleep. She’d forget to eat. Then she dropped nearly 30 pounds in a single semester.
Fast, unexplained weight loss is often a sign of another …