Blogs: Obesity

In "Binge Drinking & Sex in High School" (abstract here; PDF here), Jeffrey S. DeSimone argues that "binge drinking significantly increases participation in sex, promiscuity, and the failure to use birth control, albeit by amounts ...

Combination treatment for obesity using the drugs naltrexone and bupropion, plus diet and exercise, helps reduce bodyweight by a mean of 5% or more over a year,

In spite of high unemployment numbers, there's a lot of fat in the workplace---and it's costing a bundle. Read more about it at ThirdAge.com.

Obesity has become a global pandemic affecting the lives and health of millions of people, according to the World Health Organization. It is an.

There's nothing healthy about obesity--and if you spend too many years with too many pounds, you will pay a hefty price.

Article from Ubscure and entitled Four Factors Resulting in Childhood Obesity - By Riley Jones.

The higher prevalence of obesity is making an impact on anti-tobacco funding. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has spent about $700 million in the fight against tobacco. It aims to reduce smoking rate by half in the U.S. But, of late, ...

Last year, students at three area elementary schools took part in an educational exercise program designed to promote wellness and fight childhood obesity. The students played sports from different countries, learned to count in ...