Archive for the ‘Obesity’ Category

Candy: You’ll Eat More if it’s Handy! - Thursday, February 16th, 2006

You eat more candies if they are visible and/or close at hand. You may underestimate your consumption if you must lift a finger to get the food.

TV Turnoff: Shoot the Electronic Babysitter? - Thursday, February 5th, 2004

What are the benefits of turning off the boob tube? Does reading make smarter brains? Should preschool kids stare at the tube three hours a day?

Animal Obesity - Thursday, September 18th, 2003

One-quarter of cats and dogs are fat, says National Research Council. Does this matter?

Food Pyramid Gets Facelift - Thursday, June 19th, 2003

To battle the bulging waistline, the feds have devised 12 food pyramids to help choose a lifestyle that balances nutrition and excercise. Is this mound helpful?

Fat: the Constant Struggle - Friday, January 21st, 2000

New ideas on fighting fat. Can leptin help fight obesity?

Obesity and Overweight - Thursday, July 16th, 1998

Why is obesity unhealthy, and why is it getting so common? What are the keys to losing weight?

Fast Fat Fixes - Thursday, November 13th, 1997

Is more fat the answer to too fat? That’s one way to describe the intriguing experiments on conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a compound found in many animal fats.

Cool Science Images

SciMax Theater

Virtual Science!

You are currently browsing the archives for the Obesity category.

Twitter

Check out the News Twitter list we've added to Listorious. Some of our favorite science news tweeters. http://bit.ly/1vSlAg #science #news 7 hrs ago
16 hours, no sync. RT @listorious: @TheWhyFiles For now you'll need to do that in Twitter itself, we sync every few hours. 18 hrs ago
In The News: Fort Hood slaughter: Evidence of PTSD? Army study finds 1 in 5 Vietnam vets had PTSD at some point... http://bit.ly/405dAd 18 hrs ago
Ok, that's good to know. Thanks! RT @listorious: @TheWhyFiles For now you'll need to do that in Twitter itself, we sync every few hours. 1 day ago
More updates...