Could Growing Up Poor Raise Obesity Risks Later?
2016-03-18
Kids raised in low-income neighborhoods were more likely to put on weight as adults, study foundContinue Reading
Will a Sit-Stand Desk Make You Healthier?
2016-03-17
Study finds no evidence of that so farContinue Reading
Biking or Walking to Work Helps Keep You Fit
2016-03-17
Middle-aged folks who had an ‘active’ commute weighed less than their driving peersContinue Reading
School Breakfast Programs Vital, Even if Some Kids Also Eat at Home
2016-03-17
Skipping the morning meal was tied to higher weight in study of middle schoolersContinue Reading
Diabetes May Raise Risk for Dangerous Staph Infection
2016-03-11
Researchers believe the disease might dampen immune system, leaving people more vulnerableContinue Reading
Half of Americans’ Calories Come From ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods
2016-03-09
They contain most of the added sugar in the U.S. diet, researchers addContinue Reading
Body Fat May Be Bigger Health Danger Than Body Size
2016-03-07
Study finds fat levels a better indicator of early death than commonly used BMI measureContinue Reading
Fitness in Youth May Be Key to Diabetes Risk Decades Later
2016-03-07
Study tracked 1.5 million people from age 18 to 62 and found fitter teens had lower lifetime riskContinue Reading
Consistent Self-Weighing Might Give Your Diet a Boost
2016-03-04
Study suggests routinely checking weight enhanced dieters’ confidence to resist food temptationsContinue Reading
Lazy Weekends May Boost Body Fat, Study Shows
2016-03-02
But spending all week at a desk job did not show same linkContinue Reading