Despite significant improvements in animal hygiene over the past several decades, unpasteurized milk can still be contaminated with germs that make people sick, researchers warn in a report in the journal Food Safety.
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Tagged As: Animal Hygiene, Decades, Food Safety, Germs, People, Raw Milk, Significant Improvements
Death rates soon after anti-obesity or “bariatric” surgery in Sweden are low, statistics show.
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A large waist circumference, which is known to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, may also raise the risk of stroke or mini-stroke, researchers from Germany report.
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Tagged As: Germany Report, Mini Stroke, Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke Risk, Waist Circumference, Waist Size
Having the so-called metabolic syndrome may raise the risk of chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, researchers from China report.
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Each serving of whole-grains may lessen heart failure risk by 7 percent among middle-aged African-American and white men and women, according to findings from a long-term study.
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Researchers say that late-night eating won’t make you fatter, and sugar isn’t likely to make your children more hyper, either.
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Tagged As: Debunking, Late Night, Myths
Compared with other overweight children, overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a significantly higher prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance, a risk factor for diabetes, according to researchers at the Children’s Hospital o...
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Men who manage to stay lean and active as they age may lower their risk of developing heart failure, researchers reported Monday.
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UK researchers have identified a type of treatment that can help most people with eating disorders, with lasting results.
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Tagged As: Eating Disorders, New Approach, People, People Eating, Uk Researchers
Researchers say most excess weight is gained by kids before they reach school age.
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Tagged As: Age Five, Excess Weight, Obesity, Study Researchers