Archive for 'Weight'
Low birth weight may affect adult lung health.
Mar 09, 2010 –
In a study of 627 Chinese men and women in their 40s, researchers found that participants’ scores on standard lung-function tests generally lined up with their birth weights. Read more: Low birth...
Read MoreFat American children: many causes, a lifetime of effects.
Mar 07, 2010 –
The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese has been growing for decades, and now nearly one in three has a body mass index that’s greater than normal. Read more: Fat American...
Read MoreEarly childhood obesity risks.
Mar 07, 2010 –
Pediatric obesity experts now say intervention should begin early — very early. The risk of becoming overweight or obese begins before a child is born, establishes roots in infancy and may be entrenched...
Read MoreTamara McClintock Greenberg: Can Overweight Women Trust Their Doctors?
Feb 22, 2010 –
Being a doctor these days is hard. But so is being a patient, especially if you happen to be female and overweight. A study last year found that more than 40% of doctors feel “frustrated”...
Read MoreTherese Borchard: Weightless: How Do You Recover From An Eating Disorder?
Feb 22, 2010 –
Awhile back Psych Central contributing writer Margarita Tartakovsky interviewed me on the topic of eating disorders. Tartakovsky’s blog, called “Weightless,” covers a variety of different...
Read MoreQanta Ahmed, MD: Movement As Medicine: Spinning And The Self-Care Movement
Feb 22, 2010 –
I recently wrote about the paradigm-shifting experience of exercise when I stumbled upon SoulCycle. I read about it when Chelsea Clinton held a Haiti fund-raising event there. I thought two things:...
Read MorePrinting Organs in Inkjet Printer Can Save Two Lives a Minute
Feb 20, 2010 –
Anthony Atala’s state-of-the-art lab grows human organs — muscles, blood vessels, bladders, and more. In this video, he shows footage of his bio-engineers working with advanced technology,...
Read MoreLack of Sleep is a Nightmare for Teens
Feb 18, 2010 –
Over the years, I have noticed an increasing problem in many of my teen patients: sleep deprivation. Sara, for one, is a very good student and active in extracurricular activities. Recently, she made...
Read MoreFlexibility At Any Age
Feb 18, 2010 –
Having been a professional martial artist/flexibility expert for over 20 years, time and again I have seen people of any age dramatically increase their flexibility. Flexibility is the key to working...
Read MoreCan You Tax Away Obesity?
Feb 16, 2010 –
All year long, newscasts have been filled with stories on healthcare reform and obesity in America. There’s no doubt that our current medical care delivery system is in need of some repair and...
Read MoreFirst Sister Study Results Reinforce the Importance of Healthy Living
Mar 16, 2009 –
Women who maintain a healthy weight and who have lower perceived stress may be less likely to have chromosome changes associated with aging than obese and stressed women, according to a pilot study that...
Read MoreIs industrial pollution making America fat?
Apr 19, 2008 –
Despite the nagging of diet experts, fitness instructors, public health officials, doctors, nurses and moms, the tide of obesity that has practically engulfed Western civilization over the past two decades...
Read MoreThe Lowdown on Sweet?
Apr 04, 2006 –
New York Times: By Melanie Warner WHEN Dr. Morando Soffritti, a cancer researcher in Bologna, Italy, saw the results of his team’s seven-year study on aspartame, he knew he was about to be injected...
Read MoreAmericans Closing the Obesity Gap
May 03, 2005 –
In the United States, the poor and the affluent have something in common; expanding waistlines. A new study presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association says Americans earning $60,000 or more...
Read MoreSome Extra Heft May Be Helpful, New Study Says
Apr 20, 2005 –
By GINA KOLATA Published: April 20, 2005 People who are overweight but not obese have a lower risk of death than those of normal weight, federal researchers are reporting today. The researchers –...
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