Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects about 10% of women of reproductive age. It’s marked by elevated levels of male hormones (androgens), which can lead to problems such as obesity, acne, and infertility. This condition is also associated with comorbidities (PCOSCO), which are conditions that co-occur along with PCOS. These comorbidities […]
There are so many awesome and wonderful things about being an older sister. As the one who came before the rest, you carry deep within you the special glow of being an only child for the short few years before the others came along. Your baby albums are more robust than that of your siblings. […]
A federal health advisory panel recommended that obese adults receive intensive counseling in order to address the mounting obesity epidemic in America. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force encouraged doctors to identify and aid obese patients by providing counseling, or referring them to a weight loss-oriented program. Specially targeted: patients with a body mass index […]
It must be all those pot brownies and long nights spent playing video games. According to a new study, pot smokers are less likely to be obese than their non-toking peers. No, like seriously. A researcher at Louis Mourier Hospital in France was so surprised by her initial finding that she went back to the […]
Being a kid has never been easy. You’re brand new in this terrifying and lovely world, and you have to learn the ropes all while your body is still growing and shaping itself. As if tiny humans don’t have enough sensory overload to stress them out, a recent study shows that children body shame each […]
No matter how much you ate over the holiday weekend, we’re betting it was not even close to the amount of food that Donna Simpson devoured. The New Jersey woman is angling to be the fattest woman in the world, and is on a quest to weigh a thousand pounds, so she had a lot […]
