Obesity

Artificial sweeteners seem to change the microbiomes of our guts

An argument for additional alimentary arthropods

Gradual change is hard to detect—and made more complicated because the point of reference has changed

It's a tired refrain: "It's all about consumer choice, we can't limit choice, the consumer is king."  Every time some pesky public health advocate wants to try to reform the food environment, the industry starts to shriek about limiting choices and taking away people's freedom.  New York City's attempt to remove "bucket" as an acceptable [...]

We've all met dogs with a small head and large body who bear a striking resemblance to the people with shrunken heads from the movie Beetlejuice.

His first big clue came when people started hemorrhaging after chewing gum. Lawrence Craven did tonsil and adenoid surgery in his office. And it usually went well.

Over the long term, limiting screen time brings substantial benefits

Why turning down the thermostat could help win the battle of the bulge

Exercise combined with visual stimulation helps to quickly restore vision in unused eyes

Glance through a popular magazine's list of healthy breakfast foods and you'll likely find oatmeal in the group. Among other benefits, oatmeal is touted as having the ability to keep you full, effectively squelching the desire for that midmorning snack.

My PhD mostly dealt with research blogs from ResearchBlogging.org (RB) an aggregator of blog posts covering peer-reviewed research. In this article, we (Prof.

When we’re young, we quietly take stock of those around us and reject notions that we will eventually gain weight, deflate, wrinkle and sag.