(CNN) - Parents have long worried about the influence of TV commercials on their kids; now experts say they should take a look at YouTube. A recent study in the journal Pediatrics warns parents that kid influencers on the…
About 1 in 5 (19%) children in the United States has obesity. Certain groups of children are more affected than others. National Childhood Obesity…
(CNN) - Can sleeping too little cause you to gain weight? Or does weight gain cause sleep loss by itself? A new study funded by the NIH and National Science Foundation tries to shed light on that. It's part…
(CNN) - The obesity crisis is showing no signs of letting up. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine expects half of all American adults to be obese in just 10 years. And by 2030, 25%…
In Your Health Minute, A new study finds a link between obesity and the structure of your brain. Researchers in the Netherlands looked at…
(CNN) - A new study reveals that cancers fueled by obesity are on the rise among American young adults and are appearing at increasingly younger ages. The study, released Monday by the American Cancer Society, found that the risk…
In Your Health Minute, A new study reveals obesity can cause depression even when there are not other health problems. Researchers in the UK looked at the medical and genetic information of over 300-thousand people. They found the psycohlogical impact…
In Your Health Minute, Taking antibiotics at a young age could increase the risk of obesity. Researchers from the University of Health Sciences say…
(CNN) - A new report focused on the United Kingdom warns obesity is set to overtake smoking as the leading preventable cause of cancer in women. Cancer Research UK estimates 23,000 British women will suffer from obesity-related cancers by…
In Your Health Minute, A small new study reveals obesity may cause heart complications during pregnancy. Researchers tracked 11 obese expectant mothers under the age of 35. As early…
