It’s a heavy topic, fraught with chances for moralizing and blame. But most in public health see it as an opportunity to point Americans down a healthier path. After all, ...
A single nationwide plan that will jointly counter four common diseases is being readied by the UAE after the United Nations called for immediate action against non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The ...
Last week pregnant women have been told to stop eating for two, put down their forks and go on a diet instead. Limiting calorie intake, the reports say, will not ...
Every country formulates policies and develops strategies to strengthen its economy. Consequently, the emphases laid on the creation of healthy and well-nourished citizens with potentials to drive the progress of ...
Around the world, some 285m people now have diabetes, a figure expected to climb to 440m within 20 years. In the UAE too there has been a sharp rise in ...
TORONTO — Jenna Talackova’s bid to be the first transgender Miss Universe was Saturday stumped in the final stage of the Canadian contest. The blond Vancouver-born 23-year-old scored a place ...
It is perhaps today’s most maligned diet — assailed as “crazy” and “gross” since photos emerged last month of a bride outfitted with a feeding tube to drop weight quickly ...
If health warnings, exercise programs, social stigma and voluntary diets haven’t impacted rising obesity rates, could a hefty “fat tax” have an effect? According to the British Medical Journal (BMJ), ...
In an age of long commutes, late sports practices, endless workdays and 24/7 TV programming, the image of a parent declaring “the kitchen is closed” at 7 p.m. seems a ...
It’s graduation weekend at Framingham State University. The theme of the commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients for the 2012 spring undergraduate Commencement ceremonies is food, hunger and nutrition. CEO ...