NEWS / DIETING

YouTube Channels Promote Junk Food

Millions of kids see the posts kid influencers put up on social media. It's a new way to advertise unhealthy foods to children. >

It Pays to Lose

When adults who were obese managed to lose enough weight to bring their BMIs into the overweight range, their mortality risk dropped by 54%. >

Now Hair This

Your hair is a record of what you eat. Researchers are using hair analysis to evaluate diet differences among neighborhoods. >

Obesity and Pregnancy

When a mother-to-be is obese it can interfere with the development of areas of the fetal brain implicated in ADHD and decision making. >

Fasting and Weight Loss

Restricting the number of hours you eat each day can be a simpler way to diet. But going without food for longer is not necessarily better. >

Public Health Policies that Made a Difference

A two-cent soda tax cut consumption by about seven ounces a day; raising the standards of a food program definitely improved nutrition. >

Late Dinners Help Pack on the Pounds

Eating dinner late can raise your risk of weight gain and diabetes. It's about your metabolism. >

Coming to a Convenience Store Near You

Suppose sodas and other sugary drinks carried warning labels the way alcohol and cigarettes do. Would obesity rates go down? >

Turning Kids into Savvy Consumers

You can make screen time a learning experience. Show kids the marketing tricks behind the ads they see. It could change their eating habits. >

Eating Right in Difficult Times

The fact that many of us must shelter in place with limited access to the foods we are used to is an opportunity as well as a handicap. >

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