08 Sep 2009
Health care professionals, nutritionists, and diet gurus have been telling us for years that late-night eating is an efficient way to pack on the pounds. ...
05 Sep 2009
On September 3, 2009 researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois published findings that could be heading many late-night snackers off at the pass. The group ...
04 Sep 2009
Bigger Thighs = Longer Life
New research has emerged that tests a theory about oversized thighs prolonging life. Is it true? Researches have looked into the ...
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 ...
12 Jul 2009
Studies are under weigh to consider whether higher doses of the H1N1 flu medication should be administered to those who are obese since these patients ...
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 ...