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 ...
09 Jun 2009
Canadian researchers announced Monday, that a similar version of the Atkins diet may not only help people lose weight, but also can help them lower ...
30 May 2009
It used to be that doctors did not consider controlled weight gain during pregnancy to be important, but as more and more women are obese ...
28 May 2009
For all pregnant women, the goal is the same--to deliver a healthy baby, while not gaining too much unhealthy weight.
Since being pregnant requires gaining some ...
12 Apr 2009
Jacksonville - Do you like to be really COLD? Would you consider being kept at 61* for at least two hours in order to increase ...
10 Apr 2009
jacksonville - Brown fat may help to burn fat, says new research published in a prestigious medical journal.
In a series of studies, researchers have proven ...
09 Apr 2009
New York - The health commissioner of New York City, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, has published an article with Yale official Kelly D. Brownell, that ...
09 Apr 2009
Jacksonville - It is believed that the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks may be the one biggest things contributing to the obesity epidemic. Today, those states ...
08 Apr 2009
jacksonville - New research indicates that waist size is just as much of a factor as body mass index in determining the risk of hospitalization ...
31 Mar 2009
New York - Arena Pharmaceuticals shares fell 34 percent today after studies showed that its obesity drug provided less than stellar results. Apparently, patients taking ...