One in three UK adults — or 13 million people — will be obese by 2012, finds research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And almost half... View More
Town Sports International — the parent company of New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs, Philadelphia Sports Clubs and Washington Sports Clubs — has chosen KettleBell Concepts (KBC) to... View More
As Americans struggle to cope with tough economic times, family budgets are being stretched for everything from housing and utilities to holiday shopping and travel. Food prices have been affected as well,... View More
New research at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE) at the University of Copenhagen - shows that dark chocolate is far more filling than milk chocolate, lessening our craving for sweet, salty and fatty... View More
In comparison with weight-loss education alone, follow-up sessions (both face-to-face and by telephone) appears to be a more effective method of weight-loss maintenance, according to an article released... View More
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will pull double duty in the Obama administration, where he will serve not only as the Health and Human Services secretary but also oversee a new White House Office... View More
Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts said in a report.... View More
Tributyltin, a ubiquitous pollutant that has a potent effect on gene activity, could be promoting obesity, according to an article in the December issue of BioScience. The chemical is used in antifouling... View More
In experiments in mice, exercise appears to reverse the decline in the production of brain stem cells usually seen with aging, Taiwanese researchers report. This remarkable restoration of the brain's... View More
Researchers studying heart patients in the US found that changes in health behaviours, and lack of physical activity in particular, might explain the increased risk of cardiovascular events seen in patients... View More
Obesity gradually numbs the taste sensation of rats to sweet foods and drives them to consume larger and ever-sweeter meals, according to neuroscientists. Findings from the Penn State study could uncover... View More
Even as artery-clogging trans fats continue their fast fade from the nation's food supply, there are early signs that 2009's nutrition "bad guy" will be salt. Salt is being siphoned from soups,... View More
A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study in the U.S. that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads. A ban on... View More
Overweight teens who weigh themselves at least once a week are more likely to engage in other healthy weight control measures than teens who step on the scale less frequently, according to a new small... View More
As diabetes is rapidly becoming one of the world's most common diseases, its financial cost is mounting, too, to well over $200 billion a year in the US alone. A new study, released Tuesday exclusively... View More
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has informally accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become secretary of Health and Human Services and Washington attorney Eric Holder has agreed... View More
The dietary supplement beta-alanine (BA) — widely used by athletes and body builders — improves muscle endurance in the elderly, according to U.S. researchers. The finding "could have... View More
Health care leaders gathered at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California Health Science campus to discuss the critical issue of obesity and the challenges it brings to uninsured,... View More
What's the healthiest city in America? It appears to be Burlington, Vermont. Vermont's largest city is tops among U.S. metropolitan areas by having the largest proportion of people — 92% —... View More
Elite athletes are advised to "fill the tank" with an energy bar or sports drink soon after a workout. But for mere mortals — folks who are simply trying to keep their weight in check or stave off... View More
