Brittany Farb from Northwestern University reports on a recent weight loss study. In a new study, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, calorie restriction is not an effective weight-loss strategy. A study published in the April edition of American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology found that decreasing calories [...]
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New York Daily News has an item about the president’s daughter Malia. The subject is childhood obesity. The First Lady recalled visiting the pediatrician and being warned that “he was concerned that something was getting off balance.” She hadn’t noticed the changes, Michelle Obama said, and the doctor suggested that she take a look at [...]
In news from the Philippines there is a report about a harmful weight loss product. It turns out that the product contains potentially dangerous ingredients, and the government decided to seize the product. Leading the seizure was Dr. Simer Belacho, division chief of the Regulatory and Licensing Division of the Department of Health (DOH) in [...]
Overweight college students required to take fitness course. Should it be required for all students?
