According to the 2010 OECD report “Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat”, at least 50% of the adult population is now overweight (as defined by the World Health Organization as having a body mass index, or BMI, of 25 kg/m² or above) in more than half of the 34 OECD countries, and 500 million people worldwide – 10%…
- 1 October 2015
“SOCIAL JETLAG” IS BAD FOR THE WAISTLINE.
Modern schedules lead to a chronic discrepancy between our biological clock and our daily schedule, so that we are permanently “jetlagged”. This “social jetlag”, as researchers from the University of Munich have named it, contributes to the disruption of our metabolism. Sufferers are therefore more likely to become overweight and/or obese.
- 24 September 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS PROMOTE WEIGHT GAIN.
Environmental hazards, such as modern polluting agents, in particular the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) produced by any combustion process (even a scented candle) rank high among the lifestyle factors apt to promote weight gain, obesity, prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. These compounds may disrupt the lipolysis process, i.e. the transformation of body fat into energy, making our bodies more reluctant to…