11 May, 2009 – 20:04 | 7 Comments

In an about-face to their stance during the Clinton Administration, leaders of the nation’s healthcare industry have promised to cut prices in response to the Obama Administration’s vow to resolve the healthcare crisis and make health care available to every…

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Restless Legs Syndrome 42% More Likely in Obese Adults
8 April, 2009 – 9:28 | No Comment

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…

Losing Weight Helps Ease Female Incontinence
30 January, 2009 – 5:24 | 4 Comments

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…

Need to Eat for Two May Make Women Keep Eating When Full
21 January, 2009 – 0:36 | No Comment

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…

Snoring Burns More Calories Than Sound Sleep
18 December, 2008 – 23:19 | One Comment

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…

Fat-Busting Gene Mutation Discovered in Amish
16 December, 2008 – 6:27 | One Comment

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…

CDC Says Americans Just Not Exercising Enough
5 December, 2008 – 22:50 | 3 Comments

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…

Will Fast-Food Ads Follow the Marlboro Man Into History?
28 November, 2008 – 5:10 | One Comment

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…

All Body Fat Flirts With Disaster
12 November, 2008 – 21:36 | 2 Comments

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…

Teens’ Diabetes Prescriptions Double in Just Four Years
4 November, 2008 – 6:37 | No Comment

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…

NYC Subways Join the Battle of the Bulge
11 October, 2008 – 8:57 | One Comment

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…

Exercising the Intellect Works Up an Appetite
11 September, 2008 – 4:31 | One Comment

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’s Easier With High-Protein Breakfast
5 September, 2008 – 5:36 | 5 Comments

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…

Kids’ Bodies React to Active Video Games Same as Active Play
4 September, 2008 – 5:34 | 2 Comments

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…

Fat Cells of Obesity Sicker Than Lean Person’s Fat Cells
30 August, 2008 – 2:11 | 7 Comments

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…