Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a neurological disorder associated with unpleasant feelings in the legs that make it almost impossible to remain still, is 42% more likely to occur in obese men and women than in adults of normal weight, according…

The latest issue of the ‘New England Journal of Medicine’ carries a report that indicates losing weight helps ease the symptoms of incontinence experienced by as many as 13 million American women.  Incontinence, or the loss of control of the…

It may be a woman’s need to eat for two during pregnancy that makes it harder for women in general to turn down favorite foods or to keep eating even after hunger has been sated.  In an effort to shed…

Medical researchers have discovered snoring is a lot of work.  Snorers burn as many as 373 more calories during sleep each night than people who sleep more soundly.  That’s about as much as a person would burn during 30 minutes…

High triglyceride levels have long been associated with the development of heart disease but until researchers at the University of Maryland tapped into the nearby Amish gene pool, no identifiable link had been found.  Now however, researchers say they’ve not…

Seems every diet book ever published has a chapter devoted to exercise but it’s probably the least likely chapter to be read.  Or followed.  The Institute of Medicine also tells us how much exercise we need each week to maintain…

Like the Marlboro Man and martini-swilling TV characters of a couple of decades ago, some advocates for children’s nutritional health would like to see the king of burgers and his clownish golden-arched competition disappear from television airwaves, too.  A just-released…

Now that people everywhere have come to accept the increased risk of heart disease that comes with an apple-shaped body, new research says it’s all fat, no matter where it sits, that ups the risk for many chronic diseases, including…

The number of teenagers taking prescription medications for type 2 diabetes at the end of 2005 was double the number from the beginning of 2002, according to the results of an extensive study of prescription medication use in children.  This…

New York City officials have taken their city to task on the obesity epidemic sweeping the United States and other industrialized countries. Trans fats were recently banned in all New York City restaurants and fast-food restaurants are now required to…

It’s impossible to miss all the news about the obesity epidemic that is sweeping industrialized nations around the globe.  We’ve become accustomed to hearing that a lack of regular, strenuous exercise is a major contributing factor to the obesity epidemic…

Dieting bacon-and-egg-lovers everywhere will wake up happy to know that a recent study says eating a breakfast of high-quality, lean meats, eggs, and dairy foods while dieting will produce feelings of fullness that last throughout the day.  It’s true.  Dieting’s…

One thing that 83% of all children aged 8 to 18 in the United States have in common is a video game player in the bedroom. Video and computer gaming is becoming the preferred activity during leisure time for so…

Using the same simple description of sickness as it applies to the body as a whole - that when it doesn’t work correctly, it’s sick - researchers at Temple University School of Medicine conclude the fat cells of patients suffering…