Tag: body mass index
Tracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight...
Bob Buresh, Kennesaw State University
Over the last decade, smartphones have become ubiquitous not just for sending texts and...
Fixing the global childhood obesity epidemic begins with making healthy choices...
Kathleen Trejo Tello, College of Charleston
The global childhood obesity epidemic has exploded. Over the past four decades, the...
BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure...
Scott Hagan, University of Washington
Amid the buzz around weight loss drugs and rising rates of obesity worldwide, many...
Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major...
Christine Nguyen, University of Southern California
In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed...
Kids with obesity need acceptance from family and friends, not just...
Amanda Harrist, Oklahoma State University and Laura Hubbs-Tait, Oklahoma State University
Hundreds of programs over the past four decades...
Weight stigma is a burden around the world – and has...
Rebecca Puhl, University of Connecticut
Lazy. Unmotivated. No self-discipline. No willpower.
These are just a few...