Caloric restriction in non-obese people translates into less oxidative damage in muscle cells, according to a new study by Anthony Civitarese, Eric Ravussin and colleagues (Pennington Biomedical Research Center). As oxidative damage has been linked to aging, this could explain how limiting calorie intake without malnutrition extends life span.
Body mass index, or BMI, long considered the standard for measuring the amount of fat in a person?s body, may not be as accurate as originally thought, according to new research.
Increased body fat in girls as young as age 3 may predict earlier onset of puberty. Increasing rates of childhood obesity and overweight in the United States may be contributing to an earlier onset of puberty in girls, say researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
A US study found that one measure of obesity rose more than twice as fast when kindergarten and first-grade students were on summer vacation than when they were in school.
In celebration of National Sleep Awareness Week, March 5 ? 11, Loyola University Health System?s Center for Sleep Disorders is encouraging people who snore loudly, hear themselves (or are told that they) gasp for air at night or wake up groggy to be evaluated for sleep apnea, a potentially deadly, but easily treatable, sleep disorder that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
The more a 3-year-old watches television, the more he or she consumes sugary drinks, and extra calories, Harvard researchers said today at the American Heart Association?s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
Schools do more to help prevent obesity among children than they do to cause it, new research suggests. A nationwide study found that one measure of obesity rose more than twice as fast when kindergarten and first-grade students were on summer vacation than when they were in school.
A Georgetown medical professor cuts through hype surrounding weight-loss supplements with new science-based guide.
Living in greener neighborhoods or in closer proximity to grocery stores is associated with reduced risk of being overweight, according to a study of more than 7,000 children ages 3 to 18 conducted by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine; the Department of Geography, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; and the University of Cincinnati.
A study has found that African-American and Hispanic adults have twice the odds of reporting receiving counseling about alcohol use from a physician, compared with white adults.