Howcast - Learn what morbid obesity is in this Howcast video.

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Howcast - Learn what obesity is in this Howcast video.

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A happier alternative to the cycle of weight loss and gain is to achieve a weight you and your doctor can both live with.

Introducing a new experimental device, similar to a pacemaker for the stomach, that has shown promising results in helping overweight patients shed pounds. By delivering mild bursts of electrical current to the stomach muscle, the device...

Over 500 million people suffer from obesity worldwide, posing a significant risk to health. Discover how a combination of fat rich diets and lack of exercise are at the root of the problem. Biology - Healthy Living - Learning Points....

British scientists have discovered a naturally formed hormone, PYY 336, that may help overweight individuals lose weight by suppressing appetite. This hormone is lower in obese individuals, indicating its importance in signaling the...

Experts say the best way to prevent Kid obesity is to encourage healthy eating habits during early childhood.

In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the differences between subcutaneous fat and visceral fat, how to measure them, and why visceral fat is so incredibly dangerous.

There's been a lot of hype about weight loss medications lately. Are they for you? Psychiatric medications are guilty of causing enough weight gain to push someone into the category of obese. Today there are several different types...

While obesity is becoming more and more of a problem in many countries around the world, it's particularly acute in the UK. So just how bad is the situation and what's caused it? And what, if anything, can the government do to address...

This video provides an explanation of type 2 diabetes and its correlation with obesity. It discusses the rise in type 2 diabetes diagnoses and obesity rates in many countries, and highlights excess body fat as the strongest risk factor...

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer in the United States. Because of that, billions of dollars are spent every year on medications that reduce your risk of disease and death. Compounding this problem, many of the risk...

So, obesity is a serious problem. And it does drive up health care costs in the US. But, and we know this seems counterintuitive, weight loss doesn't necessarily bring down health care costs. Aaron Carroll tells you why.

This video tells the story of John Allaire, who went from weighing 540 pounds to 237 pounds through his journey of weight loss. He shares his struggles with obesity and the motivation he found in his relationship with his fiancée. The...

We know that sugary drinks can contribute to a host of health problems, including obesity and diabetes. So, why do fruit juices, which can have as much or more sugar than soda, get a pass? We serve them to kids as a healthy option, but...

This week on the podcast, Aaron is talking about the flu, Idaho's extra-legal insurance experiment, and Medicaid work requirements. He's also going to answer a bunch of your questions, including finally knowing whether you can catch...

This is another one of those videos that I expect many of you to hate. Gluten is surprisingly polarizing. Of course, most of the evidence that many of you will throw at me are anecdotes. And we all know that the plural of "anecdote" is...

A MORBIDLY obese baby has baffled doctors - by weighing in at a whopping 38lbs. Eight-month-old Chahat Kumar from Punjab, India was born an average weight but started ballooning in size at the age of four months. And now the bouncing...

Scientists have found that the flu vaccine is less effective for people with excess weight. <br/>

Body Mass Index: Theory and Calculation

Have you bought into a low-carb or low-fat diet? Which one is the better answer for people who want to lose weight? It turns out, they both work about the same. A giant new study on nutrition is the subject of this week's HCT.

If we want kids to make better decisions about their health, it helps if they understand if they're unhealthy to begin with. When it comes to weight, that's unfortunately not the case. This is Healthcare Triage News.