While laws protect against some forms of discrimination, prejudice persists and some forms of discrimination are commonplace, whether people realize it or not. Regardless of race, sexual orientation or religious belief, discrimination based on weight exists in social and workplace settings affecting the ability of overweight people to make friends and get a desired […]
Blame it on fast food? Blame it on high fructose corn syrup? Maybe lack of exercise is to blame? Why are more people than ever before overweight or obese? The reason for the obesity epidemic, according to a new study, is the most obvious one – people simply eat too much, whether or not they […]
The body of research linking obesity and sleep keeps growing. Even more studies, including a new one from the University of California, Berkeley, are showing that those who go to sleep late are more prone to weight gain than those who nod off earlier in the evening. The researchers analyzed data from a representative […]
