Title: Varied Diets May Not Curb Childhood Obesity, Study Suggests
Category: Health News
Created: 2/11/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2016 12:00:00 AM

I have a serious bone to pick with the fitness movement that is flooding our social news feeds. Let me first start off by saying that I am a huge advocate for a healthy lifestyle and recognize and value the importance of exercise and a well-balanced diet. I also recognize that there is a fine line between healthy living and obsessive,…

Some low-income Californian adults say their busy schedule is to blame for their unhealthy eating habits, according to a study from Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Title: Weight-Loss Surgery May Lengthen Older People’s Lives: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 2/10/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/11/2016 12:00:00 AM

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Obese people who undergo a certain kind of weight-loss operation after age 35 may live longer than obese people of the same age who don’t have the surgery, a study suggests. The findings, reported in JAMA Surgery, show that the so-called gastric bypass operation is associated with a mortality benefit along with its better-known “metabolic” benefits, said lead author Lance Davidson, of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Past research has found weight loss surgeries are tied to reduced deaths from any cause, cancer and heart disease.