Wednesday, August 8 2012 6:15 PM EDT2012-08-08 22:15:30 GMT
The Centers for Disease Control followed 1,600 kids for two decades. The number of children with elevated cholesterol levels dropped three percent during that time. But doctors said there is still
The number of children with elevated cholesterol levels dropped three percent during that time.
Wednesday, August 8 2012 6:15 PM EDT2012-08-08 22:15:30 GMT
A new study finds people who are obese when diagnosed with type two diabetes have a better chance of surviving the disease. Researchers at Northwestern University said normal weight people with diabetes
A new study finds people who are obese when diagnosed with type two diabetes have a better chance of surviving the disease.
Wednesday, August 8 2012 6:15 PM EDT2012-08-08 22:15:30 GMT
A government report compared numbers in 2010 and 2005 and found the number of people who took a 10 minute walk rose 6 percent. Doctors are encouraged with the results but said more people need to get
A government report compared numbers in 2010 and 2005 and found the number of people who took a 10 minute walk rose 6 percent. Doctors are encouraged with the results but said more people need to get
Tuesday, May 29 2012 9:58 AM EDT2012-05-29 13:58:56 GMT
New mothers with depression may be keeping their babies up at night.
A new study shows another negative associated with childhood obesity, poorer math scores.
Researchers in Missouri found children who were obese starting in kindergarten performed worse on math tests in first through fifth grade.
For boys who became obese later, in third or fifth grade no differences were found.
Researchers say for both boys and girls who were obese throughout their elementary school years, feeling sadder, lonelier and more anxious explained some of their poorer math performance.