New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity suggests that the source of sugar in children’s diets may be more crucial than the amount consumed in the fight against childhood obesity.
Sugar is commonly vilified for its negative health impacts — but not all forms of sugar are harmful, and some can be beneficial. Naturally occurring sugars should form an integral part of the ...
Infants who regularly eat cakes and sweets are more likely to be overweight or obese in the future compared to those who frequently consume milk and fruit, latest research has demonstrated. A new ...
Richard J. Johnson; Takahiko Nakagawa; L. Gabriela Sanchez-Lozada; Mohamed Shafiu; Shikha Sundaram; Myphuong Le; Takuji Ishimoto; Yuri Y. Sautin; Miguel A. Lanaspa ...
In children aged 5-18 years, there was an overall absolute reduction in hospital admissions for asthma of 4.0 (2.4, ...
Consumer data shows people with obesity are more price-sensitive than others when it comes to buying unhealthy foods, suggesting a food tax could be an effective public health measure. Roux-en-Y ...
A national advisory organization has come down on the side of behavioral interventions, not obesity medications, to help children 6 and older with high BMI improve their health, wading into the ...
“Obesity first” doctors say they start with one medication, to treat obesity, and often find other chronic diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, simply vanish. By Gina Kolata Lesa Walton ...
Obesity can also make a child a target of bullying, affecting their emotional well-being and self-esteem. Nearly 20% of children in the US have what’s considered a high BMI.
Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen will direct “Sugar,” dealing with “cancel culture,” the post #MeToo world and sugar-dating. “It’s a love story. It’s about people’s loneliness but ...