Obesity

With the inaugural National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month now under way in the U.S.,scientists say the childhood obesity problem may be even more widespread than previously thought. Researchers have found that parents tend to underreport their children's weight; estimates of obesity and body mass index (BMI) based on parent-supplied data...

More than one-third of European children are now obese or overweight, according to Datamonitor, a global research organization. Authors of the new report, titled "Kids Nutrition: New Perspectives and Opportunities," attribute the problem to a rise in prosperity and the growing availability of unhealthy foods and beverages. "With prosperity increasing globally,...

The Surgeon General’s Report on Physical Activity and Health has made one thing perfectly clear: a sedentary lifestyle is damaging the health of Americans and bears responsibility for the growing obesity problem in this country. The report's primary message is that Americans can substantially improve their health and quality of life...

There is a consensus among health professionals that avoiding obesity can help us live a long and healthy life. Now, two new studies add to evidence that it’s possible to live longer and healthier by restricting calories. Previous studies have found that rats which were placed on a very low-calorie...

Count calories — Just because you're counting carbs doesn’t mean you can eat as many calories as you want! One of the main reasons that you lose weight on lower-carb diets is because you are limiting a major nutrient, which means fewer calories are consumed. In fact, calories are the...

Have you ever lost weight and then watched the pounds creep back on? Do you think of good-tasting food as something you must avoid when dieting? Are you still searching for that miracle weight-loss plan? 1. When Losing Means Winning More than 186 million American adults – or eight out...