Food insecurity linked with binge-eating disorder and obesity
Food insecurity--difficulty affording enough food to support regular, balanced meals--was associated with increased likelihoods of binge-eating disorder and obesity in ...
Tag: Diet/Body Weight
Osteoporosis: Not just a women's disease
UMass Lowell wins $2.6 million grant to study bone health in men LOWELL, Mass. - Osteoporosis, a bone disease that ...
Tiny implantable device short-circuits hunger pangs, aids weight loss
MADISON, Wis. -- More than 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, according to a 2017 study that called ...
Study suggests promising new Rx target for obesity and diabetes
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Suresh Alahari, PhD, Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology at LSU Health ...
School nutrition policy implementation slows weight gain in middle school students
Credit: Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center Hartford, CT - Implementing strong school nutrition policies is associated with healthier weight trajectories ...
School-based nutritional programs reduce student obesity
New Haven, Conn. -- In-school nutrition policies and programs that promote healthier eating habits among middle school students limit increases ...
Exercise following weight loss may reduce colorectal cancer risk, study finds
Physical activity + weight reduction could lessen chances of tumor development Rockville, Md. (December 12, 2018)--New research suggests that exercise ...
Excess body weight responsible for nearly 4 percent of cancers worldwide
Prevalence has increased rapidly in most countries across all population groups Policies, economic systems, and marketing practices that promote the ...
Folate deficiency creates hitherto unknown problems in connection with cell division
Folate deficiency creates more problems in connection with DNA replication than researchers had hitherto assumed, researchers from the University of ...
Obesity, risk of cognitive dysfunction? Consider high-intensity interval exercise
Study first to use high-intensity interval exercise on obese individuals to test effects on cognitive dysfunctionCredit: Department of Exercise Science ...
App helps breast cancer survivors improve health after treatment
Study patients achieved goals with real-time access to dietitians and physiciansCredit: Houston Methodist Breast cancer survivors who used a smartphone ...