Obesity

People, who get married, tend to gain more weight after a year of living together. Over several years of marriage, couples are twice as likely to put on extra weight, as are men and women, who are just dating, a new study suggests.

The latest studies confirmed that junk food is addictive and now scientists want to find what makes burgers, chips and cola so hard to resist.

David Kessler, the leading food scientist and former head of the US Food and Drug Administration claims that modern food has a certain combination of fat, sugar and salt that activates "bliss" centers in our brain, making us eat more.

Obese women are more likely to get pregnant while using birth control pills, a new study suggests.

Birth control pills work in a different way for women with extra weight if compared to normal-weight women.

Most people, who went on a diet, gained their weight back within four to five years after initial weight loss. Others may gain even more weight than they had before weight loss. Why you cannot lose weight despite trying hard?

Sleepless nights may not only up the risk of various health problems but contribute to weight gain, a new study reveals.

People having bad quality sleep ate 550 more calories if compared to those who did not suffer from insomnia.

Pregnant women, who reduce the calories intake during pregnancy may actually have overweight children later in life, the new study says.

According to the findings, the weight problems may appear as a result of the imbalance in fat cells caused by the lack of food during pregnancy.

Breakfast is an important meal, helping you to stay fit especially if you are a teenager, scientists say.

A new study revealed that almost half of overweight people have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while almost the same number of normal weight people has some of the heart problems associated with obesity.

The research shows that the association between weight and health risks should be reconsidered. In the nationwide study, 51 percent of overweight adults, or roughly 36 million people had normal levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, blood fats and blood sugar. Around one-third of adults or 20 million people suffering from obesity were found to be in this range, having none or only one of these levels abnormal.

In spite of the fact that obesity puts you at risk of developing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and many other health problems, many overweight people seem to be happier than their normal weight counterparts. The recent poll conducted by Weight Watchers company revealed that more than 60 percent of men and women, who thought they weighted too much felt happy in their relationships and more than half of all respondents were satisfied with their work. Besides, most respondents admitted they had unhealthy habits, but that didn't seem to bother them much.

Fat accumulating around the hips may actually do some good to your health, as the latest research showed that it may protect against diabetes.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston discovered that subcutaneous fat in the hips and thighs areas may contribute to reduction of insulin levels and improvement of insulin sensitivity, which is important for regulation of blood sugar.

People suffering from depression are more inclined to accumulate fat in the abdominal area, which is associated with a number of health risks such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer and others, study says.