http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Women who are undergoing fertility treatment may be more likely to conceive if they get a good amount of protein in their diets, a small new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-high-protein-low-carb-diet-boost-fertility.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 06 May 2013 16:30:01 EST news287075550 Merely two months into the new year and we have already seen a plethora of local and international efforts aimed at curbing what appears to be the inexorable rise of obesity. Some of these initiatives are starting to reset the agenda for the community discussion around obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-day-anti-obesity-campaign.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:00:01 EST news281356753 Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-booze-calories-equal-soda-adults.html Health Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:45:15 EST news272180699 Snacking is a dietary behavior that has increased in recent decades in the United States, while percentages of the population who are overweight and obese also have increased. Now, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers with the Food Surveys Research Group (FSRG) in Beltsville, Md., have examined dietary intake survey data from more than 5,000 adults aged 20 years and older to focus on snacking habits, which are associated with increased caloric intake and decreased nutrient intake. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-snacking-calories-decreased-nutrients.html Health Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:10:01 EST news250843253 Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-societal-sugar-essential-ease-health.html Health Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:09 EST news247322788