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“From the article: > At baseline, the overweight/obese men had significantly lower total, free and bioavailable testosterone level than normal weight men. All of the study volunteers completed a 12-week aerobic exercise plan that entailed 40-60 minutes of walking or jogging on one to three days per week.”

Omega-3 fatty acids play critical roles in human health and may be beneficial in ameliorating symptoms associated with chronic health conditions and in combating aging-related diseases.

“Several factors increase the risk of death due to COVID-19, including hypertension, obesity, male sex, advanced age, living at a northern latitude, and coagulopathy. Interestingly, poor vitamin D status is associated with all of these factors.”

“Because having overweight or obesity increases the risk of death from prostate cancer, newer and alternative therapies that slow cancer growth and help patients lose weight are needed.”

“Obesity and metabolic disease are associated with reduced fertility and alterations in several markers of reproductive health, including plasma concentrations of sex hormone-binding globulin.”

Intravenous Vitamin C for the treatment of sepsis Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that can arise due to the body's response to a bacterial or viral infection, can cause severe injury to multiple tissues or organs.(Source: CDC) (https://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/index.html) People diagnosed with sepsis typically have low vitamin C levels, which might be predictive of increased risk for organ failure.

“The studies investigated associations between caffeine intake and negative pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth weight and/or small for gestational age, preterm birth, childhood acute leukemia, and childhood overweight and obesity.”

“Infants born by cesarean section have different microbial communities in and on their bodies than those born vaginally, potentially increasing their risk of developing certain diseases, such as asthma and obesity.”

“Worldwide more than 300 million people live with obesity and 460 million people live with type 2 diabetes, creating a significant global public health burden. A key contributor to weight gain and the metabolic dysfunction that drives type 2 diabetes is dietary starch, a major energy source for populations around the world.”

“Furthermore, the gut microbial composition of the mice was changed to a more favorable makeup, and the mice were protected against mucosal penetration, experimentally-induced colitis, and the negative effects of diet-induced obesity.”