"Directed Thinking" involves asking people to think about information related to a topic that they already know which directs them to action. A study in the Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research shows... View More
24 Hour Fitness, the largest privately-owned US fitness chain and the Official Fitness Center Sponsor of the 2008 US Olympic Team, announced that 21 team members from its more than 425 locations across... View More
The quality of life of adolescents who think they are too fat is worse than for adolescents who really are obese. This was a result of the all Germany Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children... View More
People with a variant of the first common gene linked to obesity on average eat more, according to new research. Scientists in Aberdeen have found that people who carry a variant of the FTO gene that is... View More
Individuals who are obese are at increased risk of many diseases, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease. As 75-95% of previously obese individuals regain their lost weight, many researchers are interested... View More
Just four months ago, Alex Rummel could barely keep up in gym class. Before he was able to complete half a lap, he would see other kids finish and sit down, said the seventh-grader at Heritage Middle School... View More
To underscore their commitment to secondary school sports injury prevention and treatment, the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the North American Booster Club Association (NABCA) today... View More
People with diabetes face a higher risk of activity-related injury than people without diabetes, says author Sheri Colberg, PhD. In her upcoming Diabetic Athlete's Handbook (Human Kinetics, November 2008),... View More
The current Reference Intake Values for Vitamin D were established by the Food and Nutrition Board in 1997. Current research suggests that the Upper Limits for adults is likely overly conservative. Today,... View More
Healthy individuals who gain weight, even to a weight still considered normal, are at risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the... View More
Only about 16% of people in the US participated in sports and exercise activities on an average day in recent years, about a fifth of the number who watch TV on an average day, according a Labor Department... View More
Starting your day with a large meal packed with both carbohydrates and lean protein, and even a small piece of chocolate, can help lessen cravings and hunger the rest of the day, which can lead to significant... View More
The author of this book has 25 years of experience practicing and teaching whole-foods preparation, internal body detoxification, yoga and meditation. As a certified nutritional counselor, natural foods... View More
The placebo effect may contribute to the perceived and actual performance-enhancing effects of growth hormone in athletes, particularly in men, according to research presented today at the Endocrine Society's... View More
Resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, reduces the number of fat cells and may one day be used to treat or prevent obesity, according to a new study. The results were presented at The... View More
Exercise does not suppress appetite in obese women, as it does in lean women, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco."This... View More
As Americans' collective waistline has continued to expand, so has the prevalence of obesity-related cancer.According to the June issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter, an estimated 14% of cancer deaths in... View More
Each year, more than seven million high school students participate in interscholastic athletics in the US, and approximately 715,000 sport-related and recreation-related injuries occur in school settings.... View More
The only over-the-counter, federally approved weight loss pill in the US isn't exactly flying off shelves, but it's not because Americans are getting any slimmer. Alli's maker estimated that it... View More
Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry. A poster at a public health clinic in Japan... View More
