Researchers at King’s College London have found no significant link between eating the evening meal after 8pm and excess weight in children, according to a paper published this month in the British Journal of Nutrition. Previous evidence suggested that the … Read More »
Various obesity most common, accounting for about 95 percent of obese people, in a nutshell is the disease caused by the non-obese. Such patients body fat is distributed more evenly, no phenomenon of endocrine disruption, and no metabolic disorders, their … Read More »
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Regulating fast food kids’ meals that include toys may end up making the meals healthier, according to a new study. If a proposed new policy in New York City is approved, then fast … Read More »
Unequal health care continues to be a serious problem for black Americans. More than a decade after the Institute of Medicine issued a landmark report showing that minority patients were less likely to receive the same quality health care as … Read More »
Edmund Garman | Flickr Hawaii isn’t just a nice state for a vacation. It may also be the healthiest state in which to live, at least according to one metric: Only 19 percent of Hawaiian residents suffer from obesity. That’s … Read More »
It goes without saying that the United States’ childhood obesity rates are beyond problematic — approximately 17 percent of kids and adolescents in this country struggle with their weight. But it’s going to take transcending depressing stories and statistics to … Read More »