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Almost 1 in 10 patients receiving HIV care may have binge eating disorder (BED), a significantly higher rate than the 0.3% reported in the general population, according to a cross-sectional study.

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Children who lost enough weight to no longer be considered obese had similar reductions in risk, and also experienced a 60% ...

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Achieving obesity remission reduced children’s and teens’ risk for developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia ...

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Seniors have a 61% higher risk of stroke if their parents divorced when they were children or teenagers, researchers reported ...