New research suggests that obesity significantly increases the likelihood of early death from diabetes and liver problems in men. Study authors suggest that obesity is the second most significant contributor to death in Europe and North America, second only to smoking. The study was conducted on a massive scale, comprising data from 189 studies involving […]
Obese Americans Now Outnumber Overweight Americans
Americans have reached a a big milestone, and not in a good way. A new report in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the number of obese Americans now outnumbers those who are merely overweight. Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to come to their […]
Study Shows “Weight Fate” Linked To Obesity in Children
New clinical research suggests that children are much more likely to be obese or overweight by the time they reach high school if they are categorized as overweight at the age of five. While much of the focus on early nutritional choices has been aimed at providing healthy food options in elementary schools, the new […]