Many teen mothers also have to contend with long-term health effects.
However, according to a recent study, some stress is good for you. The researchers say that acute stress can improve the brain’s mental capacity and memory.
It's not just a slogan for Pringle's; it's a truism for anyone who has thought that they would have just one chip, only to down the entire bag.
Not only can weight loss surgery reduce body weight, it can also lead to gene-expression alterations in obese individuals, a new study as revealed.
We all know potato chips are unhealthy, but it turns out they're not just fuelling obesity and heart disease epidemics, but chips have also been linked to developmental problems in unborn babies, hyperactivity in children and potentially cancer in adults.
A survey done in the United Kingdom reported that Sunday at 7pm is the most vulnerable time for people to turn to comfort eating.
Scientists found that there might be underlying genetic factors tied to being lazy.
Researchers from the Netherlands reported that adults today could be considered to be less healthy than adults from previous generations.
If Mayor Michael Bloomberg's soda ban does pass, it may do more harm than good, according to a new study.
Researchers found that children who paid more attention to the content on television had the highest body mass indexes in comparison to children who did not pay attention to the television shows.
A recent study has found that getting more sleep may help stem the obesity epidemic.
Overweight young adults are significantly more likely to develop kidney disease by the time the become seniors, according to a new study.
Researchers discovered a new group of stem cells that can regulate appetite at later stages of life.
The CDC reports that 28 percent of Americans have high blood pressure in 2009.
Happy married newlyweds gain more weight in the early years of marriage than those with less blissful first years, according to a new small study.