Watching television poses a direct link to how females develop body image ideals, reports new research. The study is the first to show that media exposure – without any other variables or factors – can influence preferences for body size. “It was found that the highest Body Mass Index (BMI) preferences were found in the …
With New Year’s resolutions fresh on our minds, there’s never a better time to support one another’s health-oriented goals. If you’re trying to encourage a loved one to get healthy, however, asking questions rather than making demands will be the most productive approach, according to a new study. The “question-behavior effect” involves asking questions like, …
Children with full stomachs who consumed cookies instead of potato chips were at a higher risk of having increased body fat, according to a new study conducted by University of Michigan researchers. By consuming dessert-type foods over salty alternatives, researchers are concerned that unhealthy weight gain could be one of the consequences for children. “Eating …
Adolescents obsessed with playing video games may be at a higher risk of weight gain, sleep deprivation and poor cardio-metabolic health, according to a new study conducted by McMaster University researchers. Researchers are concerned that the link between video game addiction and troubling health issues could impact youth around the world who are entrenched in …
Snapshots of you standing in front of your kitchen counter could reveal a lot about your weight and health, according to a new study. Researchers from Cornell Food and Brand Lab photographed over 200 American kitchens, hypothesizing that what is sitting on a person’s counter can predict his or her weight. “It’s your basic See-Food …
How can a worried mother broach the subject of weight gain or nutrition with her daughter? According to a new study from the University of Notre Dame, moms should be very careful how they discuss such things. The findings, recently published in Body Image, reveal that direct maternal encouragement to lose weight is linked to …
If you’ve ever had the experience of going on the same diet as your best friend but getting drastically different results, you’re not alone. A new Israeli study suggests that “healthy” foods may actually differ from one person to the next, which would explain why standard dieting doesn’t always deliver the outcomes we’re looking for …
Parents that make comments regarding their daughter’s weight could be setting her up for body image issues down the road, according to a new study published in Eating & Weight Disorders. The fewer times a parent makes a remark about his or her daughter’s weight, the less prone she will be to having body issues …
According to a recently released report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a large number of Americans are consuming way more salt (sodium chloride) than is recommended by dietary guidelines. The Federal dietary guidelines which were released in 2010, suggest that most Americans consume no more than 2,300 mg of salt per …
A recent report in the Los Angeles Times highlights a case where a child who was infected with Strep subsequently suffered obsessive compulsive disorder. It was thought to be caused by an immune dysfunction that can trigger a variety of mental illnesses, including anorexia. PANDAS, the name given to this disorder, is thought to be …
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