Genes Tied to Belly Size Also Linked to Heart Disease
2017-02-14
Large study found association, but did not prove cause and effectContinue Reading
FDA Issues Warning About Balloon Obesity Treatments
2017-02-13
Some devices are over-inflating, and some have been linked to pancreas inflammation, agency saysContinue Reading
Divorce May Shrink an Older Woman’s Waistline…
2017-02-09
… while marriage may widen it, study suggestsContinue Reading
Whole-Grain Foods May Help You Stay Slim
2017-02-08
Study found switching to more fibrous fare lowered calorie absorption, boosted metabolism rate
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Many Hospital Workers Are an Unhealthy Lot: Study
2017-02-07
Houston-area review found high rates of overweight and obesity, low physical activityContinue Reading
Know Your Heart’s Numbers
2017-02-07
Too few Americans aware of modifiable heart disease risk factors, such as blood pressure and weightContinue Reading
Terminally Ill Obese People Less Likely to Get Hospice Care
2017-02-06
And those who did get end-of-life services had fewer days than slimmer patients, study findsContinue Reading
U.S. High School Kids Abandoning Sweetened Sodas
2017-02-02
CDC study finds daily intake of these and other sugary drinks fell to just 20 percent by 2015Continue Reading
Eating Disorders Rampant on the Runway
2017-02-01
Over half of models surveyed said they’d been asked to lose weight or change their body shapeContinue Reading
What You Don’t Know About Cancer Can Kill You
2017-02-01
Too few Americans realize that obesity, alcohol and inactivity boost risk for disease, survey findsContinue Reading