Having the so-called metabolic syndrome may raise the risk of
chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, researchers
from China report.

Men who manage to stay lean and active as they age may lower their
risk of developing heart failure, researchers reported Monday.

Telling teenage would-be smokers that lighting up may make them fat
down the road may be a more effective deterrent than harping on the
risks of heart disease and cancer from smoking, hints research
published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Public
Health.

Diets high in saturated fat appear to increase the risk of cancer
of the small intestine, a study shows.

Women who are heavy in their middle years are at greater risk of
Alzheimer’s disease, especially if they have large waists. However,
for men, being underweight during that period of life actually
increases the likelihood of developing the degenerative brain
disease, researchers report in the American Journal of
Epidemiology.

Children born “small for gestational age” — that is, significantly
smaller than most babies born after the same number of weeks of
pregnancy — appear to be at increased risk for rapid gains in
weight and body fat during adulthood, researchers from Paris,
France report.

Giving children a type of “good bacteria” during their first 6
months of life doesn’t reduce their risk of developing allergies in
early childhood, researchers from Australia report.

It doubles the chances of having a heavy baby, study finds

The risk faced by obese people of having a heart attack or other
cardiovascular “events” is reduced substantially after they undergo
gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, according to a recent study.