13 Aug 2009
A new study was released Wednesday has found that weightlifting may actually help women after mastectomy and not cause them to develop lymphedema. For years ...
09 Aug 2009
A research study appearing in the online international journal Appetite appears to establish a link between the gender of a woman's dining companions and her ...
29 Jul 2009
Some researchers are blaming the swelling health care costs on the swelling waistlines of Americans—and they’ve got the statistics to back them up.
This week, the ...
18 Jul 2009
Blacks have the highest rates of obesity in the United States, according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The ...
15 Jul 2009
Researchers at the University of Indiana are testing a drug that may someday curb obesity. The drug has proven to reduce the bodyweight of mice ...
14 Jul 2009
New research published in the International Journal of Obesity suggests that the obesity link between parents and their children is not necessarily genetic. The EarlyBird ...
13 Jul 2009
A new study from the Peninsula Medical School at the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in England indicates that an obese child is most likely ...
11 Jul 2009
A Moment on the Hips, a [Shorter] Lifetime on the Hips
It turns out that there may be a better reason than swimsuit season or even ...
10 Jul 2009
Also known as orthorexia nervosa, it means a eating disorder that includes a strong focus on eating only healthy foods. Unlike anorexia, where someone will ...
10 Jul 2009
By: Sean Blair
A restricted low-calorie diet may help extend life in primates according to a recent study.
Yesterday it was reported by Wisconsin researchers that two ...
08 Jul 2009
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday that 26.1 percent of the population is now fully obese, up from last year's number ...
24 Jun 2009
A large research study has confirmed what smaller studies only hinted at—eating a Mediterranean diet could add years to your life.
American and Greek researchers—from Harvard ...