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Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
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Today, about one in five children in the United States are obese. That means that in just one generation alone the number of obese kids in this country has quadrupled...
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
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If you are a people-pleaser who strives to keep your social relationships smooth and comfortable, you might find yourself overeating in certain social situations like Super Bowl watch parties. A new study from Case Western Reserve University found that, hungry or not, some people eat in an attempt to keep others comfortable...
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
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New research reveals a fascinating and unexpected molecular partnership within the brain neurons that regulate appetite. The study, published by Cell Press in the January 26 issue of the journal Neuron, resolves a paradox regarding a receptor without its hormone and may lead to more specific therapeutic interventions for obesity and disorders of dopamine signaling...
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
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Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists. Poor schools even influence how parental education protects kids from becoming overweight...
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
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The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain...
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