Abdominal Obesity Articles

Abdominal Obesity Articles:

Friendly Flora Reduces Abdominal Obesity Following Pregnancy

The balance of power within your digestive tract has a considerable impact on your metabolism. A new study of pregnant women shows that taking probiotics, the friendly flora that need to be in your gut in adequate amounts, significantly reduced the risk for abdominal obesity following pregnancy.

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Low Vitamin D Causes Faster Weight Gain in Children

One factor that contributes to inappropriate weight gain in children is low vitamin D, a society-wide problem. “Our findings suggest that low vitamin D status may put children at risk of obesity,” said Diane Gilbert-Diamond, first author of the study. “This is significant because vitamin D insufficiency is highly prevalent across the globe and childhood obesity rates are dramatically increasing worldwide.”

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