Fitness
Obese Students More Likely to Be Bullied, New Study Shows
Obese children in grades 3 to 6 are likely to be bullied because of their weight, even if they ...
Poor Pregnant Women at Higher Risk for Diabetes
Pregnant women negotiating the rocky landscape of poverty tend to gain weight and endure more ...
New Report: School Breakfast and Lunch Programs Vital to Children's Health Despite Links to Obesity
School breakfast, lunch, summer programs and subsidized meals for Women, Infants and Children ...
Fruits and Vegetables May Not Help Fight Cancer After All
The good news: Fruits and vegetables are good for you. The bad news: They don't fight cancer ...
New Study: African Americans More Likely Than Any Other Race To Develop Alzheimer's Disease
African Americans and Hispanics are at a higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, but most ...
New Nutrition Site Helps Americans Battle the Bulge
With more and more Americans losing the fight against obesity, the American Dietetic Association is ...
Fight Heart Disease With Healthy Eating
Bill Clinton's recent health scare underscored the importance of maintaining good heart health. The ...
New California Cosmetic Law Named for Kanye West's Late-Mother
Effective this month, patients seeking cosmetic surgery in California will have to undergo a ...
Playtime before Lunchtime Could Help In The Battle Against Obesity
A good romp around the playground before lunch could make all the difference in the health and ...
Recall Of Johnson & Johnson Products Launches Investigation
Before you reach for that bottle of Tylenol, Motrin or St. Joseph's aspirin, be sure to check the ...
Binge Eating Classified As New Medical Status
For years, binge eating, defined as "eating large amounts of food while feeling a loss of ...
First Lady Michelle Obama Vows to Fight Childhood Obesity
First Lady Michelle Obama entered the political scrum a day after the Democrats were stripped of ...
Will a Big Behind Help You Live Longer?
Sing it, Sir-Mix-A-Lot! The black community has long considered ample hips and behinds to be ...
Smart Phone Applications Help Dieters Lose Weight
Smartphones help manage every facet of modern day life from organizing contacts to programming ...
Dr. Ian Smith's 5 Ways to Shape Up in the New Year
If getting in shape is at the top of your list of New Year's resolutions, here are a two words of ...
Stay Healthy in the New Year and Beyond
With the winter season in full swing, it's hard to stay healthy. The Centers for Disease Control and ...
Diabetes Cases Expected to Double in 25 Years: African Americans At Risk
Diabetes cases will nearly double in the United States over the next 25 years, and the cost of ...
Colon Cancer Is Preventable!
During his first physical exam in several years, 55-year-old Joe mentioned that his 70-year-old ...
Does Cholesterol Cause Heart Attacks? NO!
Tim was one of the most trusted and well-respected journalists in American media... Tim had always ...
Overweight Students No Longer Required to Pass Fitness Class
Lincoln University faculty and administrators voted Friday to rescind a stipulation requiring ...
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