And a study involving 79
obese adults showed that vibration has a similar effect in humans:
Not exact matches
In a study of 1,979 overweight and
obese adults in the UK, people who lost 5 % or more of their initial body weight over four years
showed significant changes in markers of physical health, but were more likely to report depressed mood than those who stayed within 5 % of their original weight.
«The results from our study
show that all exercise doses, irrespective of volume or intensity, were efficacious in reducing liver fat and visceral fat by an amount that was clinically significant, in previously inactive, overweight, or
obese adults compared with placebo.
Studies
show that
adults who report sleeping less than five to six hours per night gain more weight over time, have bigger waistlines, and are more likely to be
obese compared to those who get sufficient sleep, says Andrea Spaeth, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of kinesiology and health at Rutgers University.
Research has
shown that being overweight or
obese (especially if you're past menopause) increases your risk of breast cancer, especially if you put on the weight as an
adult.
Researchers from the Örebro University Hospital in Sweden say the obesity - prone kids may be
showing subtle signs of «poorer neurological function,» and that may explain why
obese adults are at greater risk of dementia and other cognitive problems in old age.
«National Survey data
shows that the prevalence of overweight and
obese adults in the U.S. has increased steadily over the past three decades», said Youfa Wang, MD, PhD, lead author of the study and associate professors with the Bloomberg School's Center for Human Nutrition.
c. Dr. Jorge Ble - Castillo and his colleagues in Mexico also just published a 2015 clinical study
showing that native banana starch (measured to contain 34 % resistant starch) reduced the glycemic and insulin response in
obese and lean
adults compared to digestible corn starch.
Current statistics
show that two - thirds of American
adults are overweight and one - third is
obese.
Research
shows that
obese children and adolescents are more likely to become
obese adults and also develop various diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and a worrying 30 per cent of children in England are now classed as overweight or
obese.
«In England alone, a third of children are
obese or overweight when they leave primary school, and evidence
shows that 80 % of kids who are
obese in their early teens will go on to be
obese adults.»