Psychology & Psychiatry

Anti-fat attitudes shaped early in life

New findings from New Zealand's University of Otago suggest older toddlers—those aged around 32 months old—are picking up on the anti-fat attitudes of their mothers.

Overweight & Obesity

Look to protein breakfasts to make a dent in child obesity

People are told repeatedly to eat breakfast, the most important meal of the day. But to make a difference against child obesity, not just any breakfast will do. A protein-based meal makes it more likely that kids—especially ...

Neuroscience

Research indicates food craving is 'hard-wired' in the brain

An international group of researchers have found that food craving activates different brain networks between obese and normal weight patients. This indicates that the tendency to want food may be 'hard-wired' into the brain ...

Overweight & Obesity

Am I fat? Many of today's adolescents don't think so

Admitting that you have a weight problem may be the first step in taking action, but a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that an increasing number of overweight adolescents do not consider ...

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