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Ευρωπαϊκή Ημέρα Παχυσαρκίας: Νούμερα στην Ελλάδα & αντιμετώπιση με βαριατρική

In Greece, more than 1/3 of the population is overweight while 1 in 5 (20%) is obese. The percentage of the population with excess weight increases with age. From 16% between the ages of 18-24, we go ...

Sarcopenic obesity

Sarcopenic Obesity – Definition and Background The term “sarcopenic obesity” has been proposed to describe obesity characterized by reduced skeletal muscle mass and function. There is currently no con...

New drugs against obesity

Obesity is associated with serious comorbidities, such as type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, cardiovascular diseases, increased risk of malignancies, while significantly reducing the duration and quality o...

Food Poisoning: causes, symptoms, treatment

DEFINITION: Food poisoning is the result of consuming contaminated, spoiled, toxic food and water. CAUSE: Food poisoning can be mainly due to: Microbes: Staphylococcus aureus Clostridium botulinum E. ...

Is it harmful to eat before bed?

Quality sleep is essential for a productive everyday life. Rest is a basic requirement for achieving well-being and is positively correlated with our overall health and longevity. In which cases can d...

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders encompass a spectrum of disorders, which in different expressions revolve around body image and eating habits. Some of these are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disord...

Deconstructing the stigma of people living with obesity

Obesity is a modern pandemic, having tripled its global prevalence in the last 30 years. Obesity is a chronic disease that requires individualized treatment as lifestyle interventions alone may not be...

Foods that help us reduce cholesterol levels.

The cholesterol we consume through our diet has been associated with and implicated in the process of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases in general. Clearly, its usefulness in the human body ...