WASHINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- What's driving the rise of obesity in the United States? A group of economists argued in a recent study that big-box grocers, warehouse clubs and fast-food restaurants are key contributors to the county's obesity epide...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it had approved the first device to treat obesity by targeting nerves between the brain and the stomach. The device, known as the Maestro Rechargeable System, is app...
Children should be given only water to drink with meals to help tackle the obesity crisis, experts argue. 专家认为,儿童在吃饭的时候应仅喝水以帮助解决肥胖问题。 A group of nutritional scientists said sugary drinks were empt...
Sicience and technology 科学和技术 Cancer and obesity 癌症与肥胖 Malignant flab 恶性松弛 At last, an understanding of how overeating causes cancer 吃得过多如何导致癌症 OVERWEIGHT women are more likely to develop breast cancer...
People who eat quickly until full are three times more likely to be overweight, a problem exacerbated by the availability of fast food and the decline of orderly dining habits, Japanese researchers said on Wednesday. The findings, published in the Br...
肥胖女性更有可能流产或导致婴儿死亡 Women are counseled not to be too thin or too heavy before getting pregnant, and new research gives even more reason for women to watch their weight: obese pregnant women stand a much greater chance...
众所周知,肥胖有害健康。人们常说,肥胖会引发各种各样的内科疾病:胆固醇过高,胰岛素抵抗,还很可能患糖尿病和心脏病。不过,德州大学西南医疗中心的科学家们提出了不同意见。他...
Sleep and Obesity A study published Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat. Monday's study covered 1,000 people and found that total sleep time decreased as body mass index -- a measure of weight based on height -- increased. Men sle...
Nancy, good morning to you. Hi, Meredith. Working on this documentary, among other things, I realized that fat is a four-letter word in this country. You know, people feel so stigmatized. They do. And we have such a love-hate relationship with food,...
The joint study published today by the Health Care Commission, the National Audit Office and Audit Commission says that without clear leadership from government departments, the target of halting obes...