Overweight & Obesity

Increased sleep could reduce rate of adolescent obesity

Increasing the number of hours of sleep adolescents get each night may reduce the prevalence of adolescent obesity, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Food memories can help weight loss

(Medical Xpress)—Research led by a psychologist at the University of Liverpool has found that using memories of recent meals reduces the amount of food eaten later on.  It also found that being distracted when eating leads ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Sports help dads, daughters bond, study says

(HealthDay)—Fathers interested in creating a sense of closeness with their daughters should look for fun things to do together, a new study suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Video games benefit children, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Children could be better off playing video games this holiday season than watching television, a QUT study shows.

Health

Beware—over-indulging can take hours off your life

It may be the season to eat, drink and be merry, but each day of over-indulging can take several hours off your life, according to a Christmas article published on BMJ website today.

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