If you're a member of the Clean Plate Club – you eat pretty much everything you put on your plate – you're not alone! A new Cornell University study shows that the average adult eats 92% of whatever he or she puts on ...
Jul 22, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—People who are overweight purchase on average 75% fewer unhealthy snacks in the supermarket if they see a recipe card at the supermarket entrance that contains references to a slim figure. This is the conclusion ...
Apr 10, 2014
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Young children who sleep less eat more, which can lead to obesity and related health problems later in life, reports a new study by UCL researchers.
Mar 24, 2014
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Depression and obesity have long been associated, but how they relate over time is less clear. New research from a Rutgers University–Camden professor shows that adolescent females who experience one of the disorders are ...
Mar 21, 2014
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Obesity in adolescent girls is associated with lower academic attainment levels throughout their teenage years, a new study has shown.
Mar 11, 2014
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A new study from the University of Copenhagen's OPUS Research Centre reports that being overweight makes children less active. The findings underscore that parents of overweight children have an obligation to keep their children ...
Jan 23, 2014
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African-American women may need to eat fewer calories or burn more than their Caucasian counterparts to lose a comparable amount of weight, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a ...
Dec 19, 2013
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Parents, both with and without overweight children, are concerned about weight-based bullying and are in favor of a range of policy initiatives to address the issue, according to two new studies published this month by researchers ...
Dec 10, 2013
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The first study of its kind, led by Melinda Sothern, PhD, CEP, Professor and Director of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, reveals that the same pro-inflammatory ...
Dec 4, 2013
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If your trousers or skirts seem to be getting tighter you are not alone: almost 40% of men and women are now becoming obese in old age.
Nov 25, 2013
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