Daily self-weighing can prevent holiday weight gain
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA Athens, Ga. - Researchers at the University of Georgia have shown that a simple intervention - ...
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UNC program receives recognition as ‘best evidence for impact’ on childhood obesity
UNC-Chapel Hill's NAPSACC program receives national recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on childhood obesity A March 2019 brief by ...
Researchers reveal new strategy for preventing holiday weight gain
SILVER SPRING, Md.--To avoid putting on extra pounds at the holidays, researchers have found that U.S. adults who engage in ...
Variation of FTO gene linked to weight gain and obesity in children
SILVER SPRING, Md.--Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic ...
Scientists explore connection between aging fat and Alzheimer’s
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 21, 2019) - Scientists want to know whether our aging ...
Overweight adolescents are as likely to develop heart disorders as obese adolescents
Brazilian researchers arrived at this conclusion after conducting cardiovascular fitness tests with boys and girls aged 10-17; the results were ...
Discovery in mice could remove roadblock to more insulin production
A combination of two immune-system factors keeps the pancreas from keeping up with the demands of a Western diet; together, ...
Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests
Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who travel ...
Diabetes patients at higher risk of deadly liver disease, finds study of 18 million people
Many patients with potentially deadly liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are being diagnosed at late advanced stages of disease, according ...
Obesity medicine association announces major updates to its adult obesity algorithm
Updates help clinicians address chronic disease of obesity, identified as the most common cause of prevalent patient conditions DENVER -- ...
Men ignore serious health risks of steroid abuse in pursuit of the body beautiful
Many men continue to abuse steroids despite knowing that they have serious, life-limiting and potentially lethal side effects, according to ...
Walking and strength training may decrease the risk of dying from liver disease
Study of exercise habits of 117,000 people over 26 years assesses risk factors San Diego, Calif. (May 19, 2019) -- ...
When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk
York U study shares new findings on who is at risk for Orthorexia Nervosa TORONTO, May 14, 2019 - Researchers ...
Nutrition 2019 preview: Hot topics in research and practice
Join us June 8-11 in Baltimore to explore the latest research findings and their implications for practice and policy Journalists ...