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
Continue Reading
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
Weight Loss Tied to Lower Risk of Uterine Cancer
2017-02-06
Benefit was greatest in women who were obese and achieved a normal weight, study suggestsContinue Reading
Weight Loss Tied to Lower Risk of Uterine Cancer
2017-02-06
Benefit was greatest in women who were obese and achieved a normal weight, study suggestsContinue Reading
Obese Couples May Take Longer to Conceive
2017-02-03
His weight appears to affect pregnancy success, too, 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
Fat Near the Heart a Hazard for Postmenopausal Women
2017-01-31
Study ties ‘paracardial’ fat to raised risk of hardening of the arteriesContinue Reading
The Shame of ‘Fat Shaming’
2017-01-31
Those affected by weight bias more likely to have heart disease risk factors, study suggestsContinue Reading
Timing of Your Meals Might Reduce Heart Risks
2017-01-31
American Heart Association report suggests eating more earlier in the day may be healthierContinue Reading