obesity Archives - Trebuchet

Parents’ Terror at Physical Activity Guidelines for Kids

14/09/2016

Many parents lack the confidence to get their kids to exercise ...

Marriage Makes You Fat (or College Keeps You Thin?)

08/09/2016

People who get married before they earn a degree from a four-year college are about 65 percent more likely to later become obese than people who get married after college...

Tuck In! Do Plus-Sized Models Promote Obesity?

12/12/2015

Plus-sized models in advertising linked to rising obesity rates: Study ...

Piling it On : Television and Obese Children

27/04/2015

Kindergartners and first-graders who watched as little as one hour of television a day were more likely to be overweight or obese ...

Do You Feel Lucky #2 : Obesity

05/01/2015

Some obese people are protected from the adverse metabolic effects of moderate weight gain, whereas others are predisposed to develop these problems...