2013. október 15., kedd

2 items including President Taft's struggle with obesity chronicled through letters (Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)

President Taft's struggle with obesity chronicled through letters (10/15/13 07:00:00 UTC)

As the only person to have served as both President and Chief Justice of the US, William Howard Taft's political contributions are well-documented. And now, correspondence with his physician provides a rare view into how obesity was tackled in the early 20th century...

Esophageal and gastric cancer a greater risk in later life for overweight adolescents (10/15/13 08:00:00 UTC)

Overweight adolescents were twice as likely as their normal weight peers to later develop esophageal cancer in a recent study from Israel. The study, which is published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, also found that lower socioeconomic status as well as immigration from higher risk countries were important determinants of gastric cancer...
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