Primary care physicians are increasingly demoralized. They are retiring at an increasing rate, while fewer young physicians are entering primary care residencies. [12] A clear illustration of the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that problems associated with being overweight occur at a much younger age than previously thought. In a study reported in the journal Pediatrics, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight children who are prone to binge-eating can down hundreds more calories at a sitting than their peers, yet still feel hungry again soon after, a new study shows.

Obesity is becoming more prevalent every year in countries on a Western diet, and as we export this diet to the rest of the world obesity is increasing worldwide. The body mass index (BMI) is used to ...

This week, I read about a study involving nearly 44,000 overweight teenagers that concluded the kids didn’t understand the weight-loss equation of calories in < calories out. In the study, the girls ...

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Until recently, I had not even thought about the idea of overweight or obese physicians. But, I believe this concept should not be viewed narrowly as only about physician weight and fitness. I believe ...