Worrying about weight or a bad hair day is common in our image-obsessed society. But persons with eating disorders spend nearly every waking moment–up to 80 to 90 percent of their day–obsessing about their appearance, say treatment professionals with the Eating Disorders Program at The Menninger Clinic in Houston.
The average British woman, who has a 34 inch waist, is more likely to develop womb cancer than her slimmer sisters.
Thousands of children in hundreds of Australian towns and cities will soon be involved in a major national nutrition and physical activity survey, the Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said today.
As the commitment to our New Year’s resolutions wanes and the trips to the gym become more infrequent, new findings appearing in the February issue of Psychological Science may offer us one more chance to reap the benefits of exercise through our daily routine.
A new study shows that many of the beneficial results of exercise may be due to the placebo effect.
Universit? Laval Faculty of Medicine researchers have discovered that taking calcium and vitamin D supplements while on a weight loss program lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease.
In a community-based study led by Allen?nurse researchers explored the beneficial effects of soy. The array of results garnered from the multi-year study focused on cholesterol reduction, metabolic syndrome, and recruitment for clinical trials.
Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) are more likely to have hepatic steatosis, or fat in the liver, compared to African-American patients. However, steatosis is not associated with HCV treatment response.
Symptoms of heart disease and diabetes usually seen in adults are increasingly being found in adolescents according to a longitudinal study, which suggests that reducing the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages during childhood may lessen the risk of chronic disease in later life.
The rising levels of obesity could bankrupt the NHS if left unchecked, a British Medical Journal report warns.