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isPermaLink="false">http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=962</guid> <description><![CDATA[Typically, people who have obstructive sleep apnea actually wake up many times during the night because of breathing difficulties—and they do not realize it. The disturbed sleeping pattern eventually leads to daytime tiredness that affects work, school and usual activities of daily living. Most of the time, patients with sleep apnea are given continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a medical intervention utilizing a machine to keep the respiratory airways patent when sleeping.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://healthwisejournal.com/weight-reduction-sleep-apnea-962/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lower Sperm Count for the Overweight: Study</title><link>http://healthwisejournal.com/lower-sperm-count-overweight-study-949/</link> <comments>http://healthwisejournal.com/lower-sperm-count-overweight-study-949/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:53:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Salman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sperm count]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=888</guid> <description><![CDATA[A new research highlights the existence of brown fat among many adults, and that these fats actually burn a lot of calories to regulate the body temperature. The study underscores more benefits that can be made from this tissue.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://healthwisejournal.com/brown-fat-obesity-888/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Post-Bariatric Weight Loss Reduces Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease</title><link>http://healthwisejournal.com/bariatric-alzheimers-886/</link> <comments>http://healthwisejournal.com/bariatric-alzheimers-886/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alzheimer’s]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amyloid precursor protein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[APP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bariatric surgery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dr. Paresh Dandona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[type 2 diabetes]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=886</guid> <description><![CDATA[Obesity is not just a disease in itself, but a key risk factor for other disorders to develop. Elderly individuals who are obese, in particular, are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease later on. However, a new study sheds light on what bariatric surgery can do to reduce the chances of getting Alzheimer’s.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://healthwisejournal.com/bariatric-alzheimers-886/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>‘MyPlate’ Replaces Food Pyramid</title><link>http://healthwisejournal.com/myplate-food-pyramid-863/</link> <comments>http://healthwisejournal.com/myplate-food-pyramid-863/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:18:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Salman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ChooseMyPlate.gov]]></category> <category><![CDATA[First Lady Michelle Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Food Pyramid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Agriculture]]></category> <guid
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