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Exercise eases obesity and anger in kids
Overweight kids may be able to work out their anger with exercise, a new report finds. After-school aerobics helped youngsters feel better mentally, physically.
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Gene may make kids crave junk food
Some people may be genetically driven to seek out more calorie-dense foods, a new study suggests.
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Study suggests sugar may be addictive
Science is verifying what many overeaters have suspected for a long time: sugar can be addictive. This finding might yield new insights into eating disorders, experts say.
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Money may motivate people to lose weight
If the long-term health benefits of weight loss do not inspire people to diet and exercise, some immediate financial incentives just might, a study suggests.
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Obesity may raise headache risk
Being overweight or obese may increase the likelihood of having severe headaches and migraines, new study findings suggest. An increased prevalence of headache may be associated with being underweight as well.
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Mediterranean diet enriched with nuts cuts heart risks
In older adults at risk for heart disease, a Mediterranean diet plus daily servings of mixed nuts may help manage metabolic syndrome, according to a Spanish study.
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Phenols in quality olive oil may suppress breast cancer gene
Spanish researchers have identified anti-cancer chemicals in extra-virgin olive oil that may help explain the apparent link between eating an olive oil-rich Mediterranean diet and a reduced risk of breast cancer.
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Snorers burn more calories during the day
People who snore burn more calories when they're resting during the day than people who sleep quietly through the night, new research shows.
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Vitamins fail to prevent cancer
In another blow to the supposed cancer-fighting powers of vitamins C and E, new research suggests that supplement forms of the vitamins don't prevent the disease in women.
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Obese men have worse sperm quality than leaner men
Obese men are more than three times as likely to have low sperm counts compared with their normal weight peers, a study out this month in the journal Fertility and Sterility shows.
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Binges take about one third of food budgets
People with eating disorders may spend thousands of dollars a year on food used in binge episodes and on bingeing aids such as laxatives and diet pills, according to the first-ever study to look at the direct cost of the eating disorder to patients.
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