Public Health

And I thought *these* were bad products: Well, maybe they are, but as Bachman Turner Overdrive sang in 1974 "B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen n-n-n-nothin' yet..." The…

A new paper says that Chinese grandparents tend to indulge, overfeed and protect grandchildren in their care from physical chores, thus increasing their risk of obesity. The underlying motive for the…

Are the first signs that someone is at risk of developing cardiovascular disease detectable in toddlers and preschoolers? There's evidence that low vitamin D levels in adults are linked to…

Ben Goldacre, whom I hold in high esteem, has repeatedly contended that anyone espousing diet philosophies to others is practicing quackery. Eating does not require scientific scrutiny, nor does it…

A lot of attention has been given to city dwellers and the health risks of sitting in front of a computer screen, but almost 50 of the world spends 75 percent of their time on their feet. Prolonged…

After examining decades of data, researchers from the University of Colorado Denver have found that a lack of education may be as deadly as smoking. The study, which included researchers from New…

Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution (1787) "[T]he Congress shall have power . . . to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors…

Protein trumps carbohydrate and fat as the regulated parameter driving human food consumption: Kevin Hall and Carson Chow published their estimation (in 2010) that the rise of obesity prevalence in…

Currently recommended daily allowances of vitamin D may be insufficient in children, according to researchers at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of…

Any discussion of carbohydrates in the diet must deal with the Atkins conception of weight loss, because it is so commonly used and it rests in the middle of the debate about the causes of weight…