Obesity

Significantly more children with psoriasis present as overweight or obese compared with control patients without the inflammatory disease, according to a multicenter, cross-sectional, international study….

A recent landmark decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) represents an important first step toward addressing one of the great ironies of American health care….

But breast-feeding and late weaning may cut some of the child’s risk….

A woman’s health before pregnancy is reflected in her child’s health for life….

Amy P. Campbell, MS, RD, CDE, and Richard S. Beaser, M.D. The weeks excerpt answers the following questions: How important is timing of meals? How flexible can meal timing be? What is the traditional gauge to measure obesity? What are the forces that can affect the ability to achieve a …

A kidney stone is a solid mass developed from crystals that separate from the urine within the urinary tract. Kidney stones can contain various components. The most common type of stone contains calcium in combination with either oxalate or phosphate. A less common type of stone is caused by an …

Zamzee Tackles Childhood Obesity  Developed by HopeLab, Zamzee is an activity meter that measures movement using a three-axis accelerometer and uploads physical activity data to a motivational game-based website. Zamzee.com allows kids to view their activity levels, earn points for movement, achieve goals, and select rewards. In a study, kids …

Children who are obese may have an even higher risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other weight-related diseases later in life than has been thought….

Taking whey protein isolate or whey protein concentrates may help treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and prevent obesity…. 

Having excess visceral fat and insulin resistance — but not being obese in and of itself — appears to put heavier patients at risk for prediabetes and diabetes….