Stories tagged "obesity"

This year’s biggest advances are changing the face and future of your health. From cancer and Alzheimer’s disease to eating disorders and obesity, Health magazine reveals 20 breakthroughs you need to know about now.

According to a recent study, people with current depression or a previous diagnosis of depression were 60 percent more likely to be obese.

A ban on fast-food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising

Most people think that obesity goes no deeper than a less than fashionable look, but they are wrong. Obesity today is an epidemic, a disease spreading fast across both the industrialized world and emerging economies.

Gaining weight is common as we get older, but does not have to be permanent. Weight Watchers is a great resource, coupled with exercise to lose weight, improve mobility and independence of seniors. It is safe and effective, available online and in groups.

A substance found in the small intestine may be the appetite suppressant the world is waiting for to fight obesity and help you to keep the extra weight off. The molecule, N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine (NAPE) is produced when fatty foods are ingested.

Eating processed foods full of fat and sugar can decrease our sensitivity to taste, perhaps causing a vicious cycle that makes us eat more and become obese. The findings come from Penn State researchers, Andras Hajnal, associate professor of neural and

A new study just published in a recent issue of the journal Obesity has revealed that thin people eat very differently than heavy people at all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants.