Adult obesity rates increased in 37 states, while there were no decreases in any states, according to the annual report released Tuesday by the non-profit Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood... View More
Alabama, pushed to second in national obesity rankings by deep-fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat. The state has given its 37,527 employees a year to start... View More
A new Access Economics Report commissioned by Diabetes Australia has found that 3.71 million Australians are obese with a current estimated cost to the nation of $58 billion. The report titled Growing... View More
Research carried out at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has discovered that obesity in later life does not make a substantial difference to risks of death among older people but... View More
Editor's note: This article is the first in a series that outlines steps and key concepts for the trainer who has the desire to tackle the youth obesity epidemic. Youth obesity has become the epidemic... View More
Meet the latest dietary bad boy: gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. It causes some people serious health problems. But those people don't seem to be the only ones buying the... View More
A study of 228 women has revealed genetic variants responsible for body shape. Based on work in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, research published today in the open access journal BMC Genetics identifies... View More
Recently, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a research organization focused on biology and its relation to health, published a study in the journal Cell on the results of a substance... View More
People who lose weight soon after a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes have better control of their blood pressure and blood sugar, and are more likely to maintain that control even if they regain their weight,... View More
IDEA Health & Fitness Association has announced the recipients of its 2008 fitness awards. The winners were honored as part of the award ceremonies at the 26th annual IDEA World Fitness Convention. ... View More
It may, in fact, be possible to outrun death and even the creeping ravages of time at least for a while. Research spanning two decades has found that older runners live longer and suffer fewer disabilities... View More
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced today the departure of Chuck Leve, Vice President of Business Development and fitness industry veteran, effective August 31.... View More
Subject: Leading national organizations have released an inter-association task force summary statement on the Appropriate Medical Care for the Secondary School-Aged Athlete. ... View More
IDEA Health & Fitness Association (www.ideafit.com), reveals the latest industry research on fitness programs and equipment along with an update on childhood obesity in the latest issue of IDEA Fitness... View More
Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services... View More
Physical fitness can help the mind, body and quality of life of people with early Alzheimer's disease and dementia, according to new research. "These studies reinforce the need for increased awareness... View More
Three studies published in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine address diet and risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers found no association between eating a low-fat diet and diabetes risk,... View More
Body Bar Systems Inc., an official sponsor of USA Wrestling and a premier sponsor of the USA Womens Wrestling program, announced today that 2008 US Olympic wrestler Marcie Van Dusen has signed a contract... View More
Most adults in the U.S. will be overweight or obese by 2030, with related health care spending projected to be as much as $956.9 billion, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School... View More
Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according to new government research. The study is the largest of its kind and provides... View More
