Scientists have come up with a new way to fight obesity: eating insects. A United Nations report released Monday found the health benefits of eating nutritious insects could help fight obesity. The authors of the study, conducted by the U.N.…
Scientists have come up with a new way to fight obesity: eating insects. A United Nations report released Monday found the health benefits of eating nutritious insects could help fight obesity. The authors of the study, conducted by the U.N.…
The Coca-Cola Company announced today its commitment to “further contribute to healthier, happier and more active communities.” “Obesity is today’s most challenging health issue, affecting nearly every family and community across the globe. It is a global societal problem which…
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law this week a bill that prevents cities and counties in the state from banning supersized sugary drinks and huge restaurant portions. Take that, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg! The Mississippi bill, which…
Public health efforts to reverse America’s growing obesity epidemic aren’t working fast enough for one prominent bioethicist. Daniel Callahan, a senior research scholar and president emeritus of The Hastings Center, is pushing for an “edgier strategy” to promote weight loss:…
Here’s an obesity stat you may not have heard before: Obese drivers are significantly more likely to die in a traffic collision than people of normal weight. That’s according to new research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. Researchers looked…
When the Biggest Loser returns to primetime in January, the reality show will be joined by overweight teenagers and trainer Jillian Michaels. Michaels – the say-it-like-it-is, in-your-face trainer – left the show in May 2011. But she’s rejoining the cast…
