A number of studies have linked caesarian births to a range of health conditions in the child, including asthma, allergies and obesity. Photograph: Alamy Delivery by caesarean section does not increase the chance of a […]
In a recently published study in the Obesity Society’s peer-reviewed journal, Obesity, University of Alabama at Birmingham health disparities researchers have explored how understanding inequalities in wealth is important to addressing health disparities in health and […]
About 4.5 million American children are severely obese, and pediatricians say more of them should be recommended to get weight-loss surgery. A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) asserts that the obesity epidemic now places […]
OSLO: Individuals who are either overweight or obese before the age of 40 have an increased risk of developing different types of cancer, according to a study. The results of the research, published in the International […]
In a recent New York Times opinion column, dietitian Christy Harrison, an “intuitive eating coach” and author, responded to a fellow clinician who had questioned some of her thoughts on the link between being overweight and developing other […]
One of the recommendations of the 16th annual State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America report was to “Increase the price of sugary drinks through excise taxes and use the revenue to address […]
Childhood obesity has been called an epidemic, but in some ways, that’s wishful thinking. Because with an epidemic, you can usually pinpoint a cause and potential solutions. Childhood obesity is more like fighting a hundred infections at […]
Researchers used a modified CRISPR gene editing technique to target the fat cells of obese, diabetic mice. After 6 weeks, the animals had lost weight, and markers of type 2 diabetes had improved. Should we […]