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Adipose tissue surrounding the prostate gland of men with obesity, creates favorable conditions for the progression of prostate cancer. What is the prostate gland The prostate gland - is musculo-glandular organ located below the bladder and surrounding the initial portion of the urethra. The main function of the prostate is to produce secretions, which is part of semen. Ducts of the prostate glands open into the urethra. Prostate cancer In the early stages of prostate cancer does not manifest itself. Complaints are associated with tumor spread and metastasis. At the stage the only manifestation of the lack of symptoms, allowing the disease to suspect, is to increase blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA). As prevention of prostate cancer for all men should conduct an annual PSA test beginning at age 45. By increasing the size of the tumor shows the following symptoms: Frequent urination Difficulty urinating Urinary incontinence urge to urinate. The essence of ...

American researchers have found that each person has a nose specific detector fat. With it, we can determine the level of this substance in different products. Scientists at the California Science Center have found another way to avoid overeating, which can be used along with counting calories and a careful selection of products. It turns out that the person in the nose has its own excellent for detection of fat smell given to us by nature. Researchers believe that people can easily incorporate this detector for the regulation of its power. Scientists believed that the smell of food is almost always determined by the man before he eats anything. It turned out that one of the first components of this odor is received by us olfactory information about whether the food contains fat. And if using innovative technologies, food producers will smell of fat in food more perceptible for the health of society, it will lead to a significant roll in the general trend of development of a worl...

Fast food is not the main reason for the spread of child obesity . This was stated by U.S. researchers. They believe that children addicted to such food - a side effect of bad eating habits. The experiment was conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina at one of the schools in the U.S.. He showed that many children from an early age parents or caregivers instill the wrong template power which is based on processed foods and sweetened beverages. That is why such children are more likely to be overweight and eating a fast food meal. Thus, fast food structure is part of their diet. Not the products themselves, and bad habits are to blame for the occurrence of child obesity. This is a much more serious problem, say the authors of the study.

Diet and other lifestyle factors can have a significant impact on your risk of developing cancer. By getting enough exercise and eating a healthy diet full of fresh fruits, veggies and other whole, natural foods, you can lower your risk of developing all types of cancers. Sometimes, simply knowing which foods to avoid can also help you to lower your risk, as certain ingredients have been shown to have a strong link to the development of cancer. Here are several ingredients that could be in your diet right now that could be increasing your risk of cancer: Aspartame Aspartame is one of the most commonly used artificial sweeteners, and much research has suggested that it can increase your risk of cancer. Research on the issue has been debated, as some feel that the evidence is not conclusive or that it only shows a correlation when very high amounts are used. However, it may be better to be safe than sorry and to avoid this artificial sweetener, which is found in everything from die...

Sarah Fudin currently works in community relations for the George Washington University's online MPH degree , which provides prospective students the ability to earn an online Masters degree in Public Health . Outside of work Sarah enjoys running, reading and all things education. Americans have been increasingly concerned about weight gain in recent years, and with good reason. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three Americans is obese, making it common to speak of obesity as an epidemic a widespread problem that affects the society as a whole rather than an affliction of individuals who make poor eating decisions. Who is Obese? The obesity rate has fallen slightly in recent years and appears to have stabilized among children, but obesity does not affect all portions of the population equally. Obesity disproportionately affects those who with less money and education, as well as women. And obesity affects earning power and other forms of op...

Obesity is normally associated with many common diseases like heart attacks and diabetics. But very few people know that imbalanced and fat rich diet taken by women before and during pregnancy can give birth to mentally retarded children especially males. The most important abnormality observed in such children is the appearance of anxiety during adulthood. Extra Weigh and Pregnant Women: Fatness can be extremely deleterious for pregnant women and doctors constantly warn such women not to increase their weight before and during pregnancy. The disproportional diet of the mother and any physical or mental trauma suffered by her can cause many different diseases in new born baby like mental disorders, obesity and diabetes in later stages of life. Mental Disorders Suffered by Children: According to a recent study there are many other mental problems children of obese mothers have to face apart from anxiety. Maternal obesity can cause anxiety for a life time It can have adverse...

Obesity in America has skyrocketed. According to the American Heart Association, 149.3 million Americans over the age of 20 are overweight or obese. Despite this overwhelming number, losing weight is not nearly as hard as many people think. Losing weight is as easy as 1, 2, 3: 1. Exercise more 2. Eat less 3. Sleep Although those three steps might seem like a drastic change to your lifestyle, they're really not. When many people think of losing weight, they often think of words such as: "hunger", "deprivation", "agony", and the worst of all, " DIETING ". Despite what many people believe about losing weight, each of the above three lifestyle changes can be implemented into your daily life for success without you even noticing! What do I mean by this? Well, the changes that need to be made to your daily lifestyle in order to lose weight are very miniscule, and for most everyone after about 30 days each of these things becomes a habit...

For people who are genetically predisposed to obesity, drinking a lot of sugary beverages could make their weight problem worse by heightening the effects of their obesity genes, a new study suggests. "Almost everyone carries some genetic risk of obesity," says Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and an author on the study. "People who carry a lot of obesity genes have a higher risk. People who drink a lot of soda also have a higher risk of obesity. For people who have both, their risk of obesity is much greater than either factor alone," he says. To come to these conclusions, researchers examined data on 6,934 women from the Nurses' Health Study; 4,423 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study; and 21,740 women from the Women's Genome Health Study. Participants in all three studies were of European ancestry; genetic profiles were available on all of them, which allowed scientists to lo...