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Half of U.S. adults to be obese by 2030 with one in four severely obese. A new analysis is predicting that by 2030, 48.9% of adults in the United States will be obese and 24.2% will be severely obese. Reuters Health, 12/18/2019. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Sedentary teens risk health, hearts and minds: WHO study. Teenagers worldwide are jeopardizing their health by failing to get enough exercise to reduce their risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, a World Health Organization-led study warns. Reuters Health, 11/21/2019. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Obesity surgery benefits may be bigger for teens than adults. Teens who have obesity surgery lose as much weight as adults and are more likely to have it resolve other health problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure, study finds. NBC Health News, 05/17/2019. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Being obese can make hot flushes and night sweats worse for menopausal women, study finds. In some studies, but not all, weight loss and exercise have both been shown to reduce hot flashes in women who are obese, thus giving women even more reason to create a healthier lifestyle for themselves. Mail Online, 06/27/2017. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.