10-09-07 Insufficient amounts of nighttime sleep among infants and preschool-aged children may be a significant risk factor for developing childhood obesity, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine, one of t...
10-09-01 A majority of adults in California are obese(肥胖的) or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病) , according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Both conditions which are related t...
10-07-28 Thanks to rising obesity rates in Latin America and the Caribbean, elderly people there are becoming more likely to suffer from disabilities, according to a paper recently published by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers in t...
10-04-25 Los Angeles, CA (April 23, 2010) Obesity rates for American adults have stabilized while the rate of childhood and minority obesity(肥大,肥胖) is rising, according to a study in the journal Medical Decision Making, published by SAGE. Using a nove...
10-04-08 It was a provocative(刺激的,挑拨的) prediction that due to the obesity epidemic Baby Boomers(婴儿潮一代) may outlive(比活得长) their children. But a new study by the University of Michigan Health System on obesity trends shows Americans are g...
10-03-29 In a newly published study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shown for the first time that the same molecular(分子的) mechanisms that drive people into drug addiction are behind the compulsion(强迫,强制) to overeat, pushing p...
10-03-10 A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets -- rather than the lack of them --increased the risk of obesity(肥大,肥胖) for low-income women living in small cities. This suggests that policies to increase hea...
09-12-07 Scientists have discovered what they believe is a genetic cause of severe obesity in children. 科学家发现儿童重度肥胖是由基因引起的。 The team concluded that the loss of a key segment of DNA can be to blame. It said the findings might improve diagno...
09-09-11 Children with self-esteem problems are more likely to be obese as adults, a research team has found. 一个研究小组发现,有自卑心理问题的儿童易导致成年后肥胖。 A study of 6,500 participants in the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study found that 10-year-old...
09-08-26 US authorities are investigating concerns an anti-obesity drug widely available over the counter at chemists may cause liver damage. 美国当局正在调查一种柜台上可轻易得到减肥药,据说这种药可能造成肝脏损伤。 Trials suggests orlistat can help people lo...