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Could a Pesticide Be Contributing to a Global Obesity Epidemic?

September 2, 2021

A commonly-used pesticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity epidemic, finds a study. Researchers from McMaster University in Canada discovered that [...]

Should You Bet Money on Yourself to Lose Weight?

May 13, 2021

The statistics show it. Bill Maher has railed about it. And the American Heart Association has, once again, warned about it. According to an AMA [...]

What Has the Pandemic Shown Us About Obesity?

November 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the obesity epidemic once again into the spotlight, revealing that obesity is no longer a disease that harms just in the long run but [...]

Should We All Be Wearing Masks?

April 3, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, many people are now overthinking things they never used to think about at all. Can you go outside? What if you’re walking downwind of [...]

Are Half of Us Really at Risk of Obesity?

February 20, 2020

Climate change is not the only source of dire projections for the coming decade. Perhaps just as terrifying from both a health and an economic perspective is a predicted [...]