Category: obesity
PITTSBURGH -- The current health care debate in the United States is complicated.
School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the Universit
St. Louis, MO, November 4, 2009 -- Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions.
Chevy Chase, MD -- According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to
Washington, DC -- A surgeon now at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health
CHICAGO -- The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on breastfeeding that details health benefits for both infants and mothers and encourages promotion of breastfee
CHICAGO -- The November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features a commentary by James O.
College Park, Md -- As rates of obesity, diabetes, and related disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the US in recent years, scientists are working from many angles to pinpoint the causes
Decreased physical activity may have little to do with the recent spike in obesity rates among U.S. adolescents, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
November 2, 2009 (Downey, Calif.) -- Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente
Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers being presented at the American So
Dialysis patients with low body fat are at increased risk of death -- even compared to patients at the highest level of body fat percentage, according to research being presented at the American So
