Working late-night shifts or eating at the wrong time can increase the risk of metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes.
New research from Vanderbilt University explains why it matters not only what you eat, but also when you eat it.
Impacting approximately one-third of the U.S. population, obesity is a significant health concern for Americans. It’s a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain forms of cancer, and now, according to an article published in the January/February 2013 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), it also may be a risk factor for gum disease.
A stomach bacterium believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach’s ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose tolerance, according to research from Virginia Tech.
How physicians view the causes of obesity may impact the advice they give their patients.
The findings are from a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who compared the relationship between primary care physicians’ beliefs about the causes of obesity with the frequency of nutritional counseling. Continue reading »
Obesity can lead to a lack of vitamin D circulating in the body, according to a study led by researchers at the University College London.
Even as policy makers and health experts point to an increased need for exercise, more than half of four-year colleges and universities in the United States have dropped physical education requirements compared to historic levels. Continue reading »
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