| Habitual dieters gain more weight while pregnant (Reuters) Reuters - Women who tend to keep a tight rein on their eating gain more weight during pregnancy than their peers who are more relaxed about eating, new research confirms. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Women's Brains Less Able To Control Hunger Urges When it comes to controlling hunger urges, a groundbreaking brain-imaging study from the US suggests that men's brains are better able to do so, possibly explaining gender differences in rates of binge eating and obesity and why women find it harder to lose weight. medicalnewstoday.com |
$2.2 Million Grant To Study Childhood Obesity Won By FSU Researcher In response to a worrisome rise in childhood obesity, Florida school districts have begun to monitor student growth development every year, but there is little research available to determine if the effort is having an effect. Now, with a $2. medicalnewstoday.com |
Policymakers Search For Ways To Anchor Ballooning Health Costs In 1993, when President Clinton attempted to overhaul the health care system, America's total health spending amounted to $912 billion and left 40 million uninsured, Bloomberg reports. President Obama faces a worsening situation: national health spending has more than doubled to $2.5 trillion, and the number of uninsured people has increased to around 50 million. medicalnewstoday.com |
Inappropriate Clothing Prevents Children Playing Outside Parents who dress their children in inappropriate clothing could be inadvertently hampering their child's physical activity in childcare settings. The study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, suggests that inadequate or inappropriate clothing could restrict children's outdoor play. Three-quarters of children aged 3-6 years old in the U.S. medicalnewstoday.com |