Topic: Obesity
The first study to demonstrate that obesity can directly accelerate the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been conducted at The...
Failure by the NHS to provide cost-effective surgical treatment for morbid obesity is costing the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a...
Obese women who have bariatric surgical procedures before pregnancy were three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes (GDM) than women...
What? The Wake County School System has banned Moon Pies from schools as a way to slow the obesity epidemic?. . Oh yeah. That'll work. What's next...
A total of 61 percent of South Africans are overweight, according to a survey released yesterday. Cape Town is the worst affected, with 72 percent...
First lady Michelle Obama came Wednesday to the French Quarter, not for fine dining or jazz but to play football with the NFL. . . She caught a ...
"Top Chef" judge Tom Colicchio rang alarm bells about child obesity on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Wednesday, saying it is now a "national health...
Filed under: Celebs & Entertainment. Axel Schmidt, AFP/ Getty Images. Jamie Oliver's reality TV show, "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution," has been...
An international study has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight.The study, led...
Alcohol abuse and dependence are often associated with a high body mass index (BMI). A new study shows that alcohol-related brain injury may result...
