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According to research recently published in the British Medical Journal, simply taking more steps every day not only helps ward off obesity but also reduces the risk of diabetes. While several studies have shown that physical activity reduces body mass index and insulin resistance - an early stage in the...

The health burden of obesity in the United States has overtaken that of smoking, according to a new study examining the relative effects of the two problems on quality of life, mortality and morbidity. More than a third of the nation's population is now obese, and nearly the same proportion...

Two recent studies conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed less than surprising statistics; 68 percent of adults and 32 percent of children are at least overweight. What did make headlines in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association is that...

According to a recent study, women who consume large amounts of certain high-carbohydrate foods increase their risk of heart disease. The study - which was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, an American Medical Association publication - showed an increased incidence of coronary disease in women whose diet is...

According to a team of U.S. doctors, obesity screening should start in the cradle. In a recent study, the doctors found that half of the nation's children with weight problems became overweight before age two. The "critical period for preventing childhood obesity" in the children observed in the study would have been...

Now that consumers have become accustomed to the “Nutrition Facts” labels on food products, counting calories and fat ought to be a piece of (light) cake, right? Well, yes and no. Yes, the food labels can be a tremendous help when it comes to counting calories. For one thing, comparable...