School Breakfast Programs Vital, Even if Some Kids Also Eat at Home
2016-03-17
Skipping the morning meal was tied to higher weight in study of middle schoolersContinue Reading
Obesity Linked to Higher Asthma Risk in Women
2016-03-16
Experts don’t know why, or if losing weight would improve the airway diseaseContinue Reading
School-Based ‘Overweight Warnings’ May Not Keep Girls Slim
2016-03-14
NYC study found no effect for students at or near the cutoff for being overweightContinue Reading
School-Based ‘Overweight Warnings’ May Not Keep Girls Slim
2016-03-14
NYC study found no effect for students at or near the cutoff for being overweightContinue Reading
Obese Women on Birth Control Pills May Face Higher Risk of Rare Stroke
2016-03-14
But, overall risk is still low, experts say
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If Younger Sibling Arrives Before 1st Grade, Kids Less Likely to Be Obese: Study
2016-03-11
But children who didn’t have a younger sibling by first grade much more likely to be obeseContinue Reading
Diabetes May Raise Risk for Dangerous Staph Infection
2016-03-11
Researchers believe the disease might dampen immune system, leaving people more vulnerableContinue Reading
Half of Americans’ Calories Come From ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods
2016-03-09
They contain most of the added sugar in the U.S. diet, researchers addContinue Reading
Short Men, Heavy Women at Lifelong Disadvantage?
2016-03-08
Genetics of height and weight may shrink earnings, study contends, but other experts skeptical of the findingsContinue Reading
Amputee ‘Feels’ With Bionic Fingertip
2016-03-08
Swiss researchers attached electrodes to upper arm to transmit touch senseContinue Reading
Amputee ‘Feels’ With Bionic Fingertip
2016-03-08
Swiss researchers attached electrodes to upper arm to transmit touch senseContinue Reading
Body Fat May Be Bigger Health Danger Than Body Size
2016-03-07
Study finds fat levels a better indicator of early death than commonly used BMI measureContinue Reading
Fitness in Youth May Be Key to Diabetes Risk Decades Later
2016-03-07
Study tracked 1.5 million people from age 18 to 62 and found fitter teens had lower lifetime riskContinue Reading
Consistent Self-Weighing Might Give Your Diet a Boost
2016-03-04
Study suggests routinely checking weight enhanced dieters’ confidence to resist food temptationsContinue Reading