High School Kids Get Too Many Sugary Drinks, Too Little Exercise: CDC
2011-06-16
Only one in 10 kids meets federal goals for fitness, study revealsContinue Reading
Fast-Food Outlets Near Schools May Not Be Making Teens Fat
2011-06-16
The real issue, experts say, is making kids more knowledgeable about healthy choicesContinue Reading
Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Less Obese Patients: Study
2011-06-16
They experienced greater weight loss, remission of type 2 diabetesContinue Reading
Can Weight-Loss Surgery Reverse Common Cause of Infertility?
2011-06-15
Polycystic ovarian syndrome affects up to 10 percent of women, many of them overweight or obeseContinue Reading
For Many, Weight-Loss Surgery Also Eases Migraines
2011-06-15
Some experts find study inconclusive, call for more researchContinue Reading
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Be Effective Despite Depression
2011-06-15
Depressed or not, patients who had the operation lost about 60% of excess weight, study findsContinue Reading
Rushed Discharge After Weight-Loss Surgery May Raise Risks
2011-06-15
Complications, deaths far more likely in patients sent home on same day as gastric bypass, study findsContinue Reading
U.S. Found to Be Losing Ground in Life Expectancy
2011-06-15
Some Mississippi women can expect to die younger than women in El Salvador, new analysis claimsContinue Reading
Young Girls May Lose Sleep Over Pressure to Be Thin
2011-06-14
Female friends most likely source of this problem among whites, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Sleep-Deprived People May Crave High-Calorie Foods
2011-06-13
Findings add to evidence linking fatigue, weight gain, researchers sayContinue Reading
Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Lower Death Risk: Study
2011-06-13
But there’s still evidence it reduces obesity-related health problems, researchers sayContinue Reading
Some Brains Easily Distracted by Rewarding Stimuli
2011-06-10
Findings may hold clues about drug addiction, obesity, researchers sayContinue Reading
Mouse Study Reveals How Smoking Helps Keep People Thin
2011-06-09
Findings hint at possible targets for weight-loss strategies down the lineContinue Reading
Walking the Dog Benefits You, Too
2011-06-09
Daily outings help control your blood pressure and weight, experts sayContinue Reading