obesity

Your favorite coffee shop pastry might be making you dumb. A new study out of France this month linked consumption of refined carbohydrates with lower cognitive function. In their paper published in the journal Personality and Individual…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiVGvGMRMfU?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&w=500&h=281] There’s this weird sentiment I keep seeing where critics and activists alike argue video game characters, especially female ones, are…

Boys who are overweight in their adolescence face a higher risk of fertility issues later in adulthood, according to a new study in the European Journal of Endocrinology. In April, a team of Italian researchers published their findings on a…

Obesity is the single greatest barrier to recruitment in the American military today, and the problem is only getting worse. The Associated Press reported last week nearly 10,000 active-duty Army servicemembers emerged from the coronavirus…

For Baby Boomers, this famous quote, attributed to Joan Collins, humorously captures a change many of them have observed in American society during their lifetimes: “Grandmother used to take my mother to the circus to see the fat lady and…

At this point, it should be common sense that boxes of sugary, processed cereals are the furthest one can get from a healthy breakfast. Major food manufacturers behind Fruity Pebbles, Froot Loops, and Lucky Charms are threatening to sue so…

A new study out this month reveals obesity is far more dangerous than previously reported. According to a new paper published in the journal Population Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder, people who are obese or carry excess…

Americans could learn a thing or two from Harrison Ford. In a rare interview with the Hollywood Reporter last week, the media-shy actor shared how, at 80, he knows exactly “who the f-ck” he is. When pressed on prior therapy sessions he…

Your cereal could be killing you. A new study out of England published Tuesday links ultra-processed foods with heightened risk for developing and dying from cancer. Researchers at London’s Imperial School of Public Health collected diet…

A guest columnist published an op-ed in The New York Times on Thursday about how the new American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on treating childhood obesity have left her terrified. And she should be terrified. The comprehensive…