Tag: Obesity
Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body...
Herpreet Thind, UMass Lowell
The popularity of yoga has grown tremendously in the past decade. More than 10% of...
‘The Whale’ is a horror film that taps into our fear...
Beth Younger, Drake University
Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “The Whale.”
I knew...
Two surprising reasons behind the obesity epidemic: Too much salt, not...
Richard Johnson, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Scientific studies and media coverage are rife with warnings on how...
Beer and spirits have more detrimental effects on the waistline and...
Brittany Larsen, Iowa State University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
New insights from biology can help overcome siloed thinking in cancer...
Gerald Denis, Boston University
Rarely does an oncologist closely question a breast cancer patient about their blood glucose, body...
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...
Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest...
Patricia Smith, University of Michigan and Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Many countries such as the U.K. and Mexico and a handful of U.S. cities...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
