The study compared nearly 70 mammalian species and found a connection between eating meat and a faster weaning process.
Obesity has been linked to many adverse metabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease along with fatty liver disease.
The Congressional Budget Office predicts that obesity-related spending will increase an average of 3.6% a year on a per-person basis.
Boomer generation health experts and authors, Dian and Tom Griesel offer tips to fatten your pockets while dieting.
A recent University of Scranton study concluded that popcorn has more antioxidants than fruits or vegetables.
A variety of fruits, and leafy green and non-starchy vegetables, provide the most nutrient density per calorie of any food choices.
The odds of having mild cognitive impairment more than doubled for those in the highest calorie-consuming group compared to those in the lowest.
Fruit juice is often cited and used as a 'healthy' alternative to soda or other sweet drinks, but most commercial fruit juice is also highly processed artificially colored and often contains added sweeteners.
Recent studies suggest that vitamins, minerals and other supplements do not help prevent acute or chronic disease and do not increase longevity.
Weighing too little or too much, a poor diet, smoking and excess alcohol are all cited as being harmful to our spines.
The study used a survey of British babies born in 2000-2001 including data from over 9,500 mothers.
In a recent article, Dr. Mercola equates soda consumption with smoking and makes a case for it actually being worse.
Women who drank two or more sugary drinks a day were four times more likely to develop high cholesterol and diabetes
Replacing one can of regular soda a day with one cup of either regular or decaf coffee would lower diabetes risk by 17%, according to the researchers.
Sitting for long periods has been shown to be an independent risk factor for several metabolic problems.
There are over 180 million Americans who are either overweight or obese.
New study suggests organically grown produce is beneficial for the environment.
Sales of healthy items at places like McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Cheesecake Factory, Domino's, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. amount to less than 23% of their sales
High-fructose diets were correlated with higher blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin resistance and inflammatory factors associated with heart and vascular disease.
A research team from Harvard recently concluded that obesity and diabetes increase risk of death from all causes.
Experts believe overeating causes brain aging and decline, while eating less may help our brain stay young.
A new study gives more evidence that the Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement may be misleading many people