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Weight-Loss Devices: How They Work

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2017 | Health

Stomach balloons and other devices may help people eat (or absorb) less food. But does the weight loss last? For the millions of Americans who have obesity, the burden of excess weight is much more than meets the eye. This chronic, debilitating condition leaves people...

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Medical Program to Release Stress May Help Reduce Diabetes Risk

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 17, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- US researchers in Pennsylvania have developed a medical program to reduce anxiety through meditation and body awareness. Eight weeks later, researchers concluded that the program not only reduces stress, but could also lower blood sugar. Dr. Nazia Raja-Khan...

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Obesity is Mental Illness, Researchers Say

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2016 | Health

London-Dutch researchers have succeeded for the first time in understanding how the brain communicates with the stomach when people eat their food, and said that small amounts of water may affect satiety, stomach function, and brain’s activity, which reduce the amount...

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Iran’s Sporting Seminaries

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 4, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—There is a growing movement within Iran’s hawzas, Islamic seminaries, calling for more emphasis on physical exercise, placing the responsibility for its promotion firmly with religious scholars. Iran’s religious scholars gained a leading...