Tag: obesity

According to the CDC, nearly 26 million, or 11% of all Americans over 20 years old are affected by diabetes. This endocrine disease, characterized...

It’s sweet, bubbly, and oh so refreshing after a long, hot day. A can of Coke or Pepsi is often what many people crave...

A vaccine for obesity might sound like science fiction, but a recent scientific breakthrough suggests it’s not all that crazy after all. According to...

Wake up, roll over, turn off the alarm, shuffle to the shower, dry off, get dressed, eat breakfast, go to work, get your butt...

Are you unwittingly sabotaging your sense of taste? You may be surprised to learn that certain lifestyle factors, as well as foods and drinks,...

You’ve probably heard about how green tea is something of a “superdrink”, positively brimming with antioxidants and phytonutrients that support a healthy body and...

Rates of childhood leukemia have been rising since the 1970s and no one's entirely sure why. However, scientists at the University of Haifa and...

Big Sugar is good at two things: lobbying and getting what it wants. So, it’s no surprise a recent report alleges the sugar industry...

A 64-year-old Florida woman is being charged with killing her 9-year-old cousin after sitting on her and suffocating the child to death. Apparently, the...

Skinny-fat: it sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not. It’s a real epidemic that medically describes a metabolically obese, yet normal weight...