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Elderly Couples Who Live Together Show Similar Patterns in Decrepitude and Weight Loss

Elderly Couples Who Live Together Show Similar Patterns in Decrepitude and Weight Loss

SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that elderly couples who live together for their entire lives are more likely to experience decrepitude and weight loss at the same time. The study, carried out by a research team led by Won Chang-won, professor of family medicine at Kyung Hee University Medical [...]

Picture of Dream Body as Smartphone Wallpaper Helps Weight Loss

Picture of Dream Body as Smartphone Wallpaper Helps Weight Loss

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Setting the picture of your dream body as your smartphone wallpaper may actually help with your weight problem.  According to 365mc Hospital (a Seoul obesity clinic), frequently exposing oneself to such “wannabe” pictures – whether they be of glamorous celebrities, or simply of their fitter-selves from the past – [...]

Korea’s Most Popular Diet Supplement Causes Liver Damage

Korea’s Most Popular Diet Supplement Causes Liver Damage

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Garcinia gummi-gutta, or garcinia cambogia, is a tropical fruit best recognized for its proponents’ claims about its contribution to weight loss, despite a lack of clinical evidence supporting the assertion. A diet supplement containing its extract (hydroxycitric acid – HCA) is also the most popular weight-loss product sold in Korea.  [...]