Teen Student-Athletes Often Unfit, Overweight
2016-08-22
Philadelphia study found 15 percent who underwent physical exams also had high blood pressureContinue Reading
To Keep Teens Slim, Focus on Health not Weight
2016-08-22
New American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines cover preventing obesity and eating disordersContinue Reading
Women’s Cancer Risk Rises With Years Spent Overweight
2016-08-16
Study found odds for 4 types rose 10 percent for every decade of obesityContinue Reading
Cancer Survivors More Prone to Obesity, Study Finds
2016-08-12
Risk appears to be particularly high for people who had breast or colon cancerContinue Reading
Cancer Survivors More Prone to Obesity, Study Finds
2016-08-12
Risk appears to be particularly high for people who had breast or colon cancerContinue Reading
Obesity May Be Bad for the Brain, Too
2016-08-10
Study found 10-year difference in amount of white matter between obese and lean peopleContinue Reading
Obesity May Be Bad for the Brain, Too
2016-08-10
Study found 10-year difference in amount of white matter between obese and lean peopleContinue Reading
Sugary, High-Fat Western Diet Tied to Denser Breast Tissue
2016-08-08
Previous research has linked higher density to increased risk of breast cancerContinue Reading
Body Acceptance Rises for Women
2016-08-05
But study finds men a bit concerned about their muscle sizeContinue Reading
Underweight Seniors May Have Added Alzheimer’s Risk
2016-08-05
Study links lower body weight to increased amounts of disease-causing plaque in the brainContinue Reading