Posted in Healthy Diet on 16. Dec, 2009
The urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa are the latest victims of the obesity epidemic. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health claim that overweight and obesity are on the increase among this group
Posted in Healthy Diet on 16. Dec, 2009
A team of scientists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have piloted psychotherapy treatment to prevent excessive weight gain in teenager girls deemed ‘at risk’ for obesity. The study, published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, found that girls who participated in Interpersonal Psychotherapy may be better able to …
Posted in Healthy Diet on 14. Dec, 2009
The Department of Health’s newest anti-obesity advertisement makes their last fat-in-a-cup subway ad seem mild.
Posted in Healthy Diet on 13. Dec, 2009
The National Institutes of Health is launching a $37 million program that will use findings from basic research on human behavior to develop more effective interventions to reduce obesity.
Posted in Healthy Diet on 13. Dec, 2009
The National Institutes of Health is launching a $37 million program that will use findings from basic research on human behavior to develop more effective interventions to reduce obesity.
