News Sugar Intake Decreasing but Still Too High. A high-sugar diet is seen as a risk factor for obesity and chronic illness. University of Bonn researchers have analyzed data on s ...

News Obese Children Are More Likely to Develop Skin Conditions Related to the Immune System. Childhood obesity can contribute to the development of common immune-mediated skin dis ...

1329 more steps / day 55 minutes more moderate-to-vigorous exercise / week 45 minutes more overall physical activity / week 7 hours less sedentary behaviour / week 103 fewer calories consumed / day 20 ...

If you enjoy a bowl of plain yogurt in the morning, adding a spoonful of honey is a delicious way to sweeten your favorite breakfast food. It also supports the probiotic cultures in the popular ...

The results of the study show that both fruits and vegetables and NaHCO3 improved kidney health, but only fruits and vegetables, and not NaHCO3, reduced blood pressure and improved indices of ...

The research team, led by Michigan Medicine and the Department of Biostatistics at the U-M School of Public Health, examined insurance claims data from over 500,000 individuals with type 1 or type 2 ...

Social media, podcasts, and the internet can be a mixed bag of nutrition and health information, and one of the latest questionable claims making the rounds is that seed oils cause everything from ...

Kids on the playground bully one another about their weight or inability to swing on the monkey bars. Someone tells a friend at a restaurant, “You shouldn’t go back for seconds.” Instagram shows a ...

Cortisol, a glucocorticoid (steroid hormone), is produced from cholesterol in the two adrenal glands located on top of each kidney. It is normally released in response to events and circumstances such ...

For clients diagnosed with celiac disease and nonceliac gluten sensitivity, following a gluten-free diet is a lifelong endeavor. When individuals with celiac disease ingest gluten, a protein in wheat, ...