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?

Antibiotic Resistance - Friday, November 2nd, 2001

Anthrax scares lead to overuse of antibiotics. Resistance is feared. Could we be returning to the bad old days of medicine?

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.

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