Music By Mozart Calms Premature Babies, Helps Them Grow

AFTAU.org – The music that preemies listen to doesn’t have any lyrics that tell them to grow, but new research finds that premature babies who are exposed to music by 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gain weight faster –...

Weight Loss Reduces Risk of Osteoarthritis in Knee

Here’s another good reason to lose weight – even just a moderate amount of weight: it could reduce your risk of developing osteoarthritis in your knees. People who are overweight and lose just 5 percent of their weight are less likely to develop...

Why Am I Fat?

Metabolism, like everything, is influenced both by one’s genetics and one’s environment. The environment includes not only nutrition and exercise but also sleep habits, stress and chemical exposures. "Obesogens" are chemicals that...

Sweet Seduction

It pervades our lives, infiltrates our food supply, changes our behavior, interferes with our brain and body function, and can ultimately lead to aches, pains, and disease — with early death as a side effect.  Yet this subtle deceiver is featured...

College Athletes, Low HDL And Metabolic Syndrome Risk

OSU.edu – College-age football players who gain weight to add power to their blocks and tackles might also be setting themselves up for diabetes and heart disease later in life, a new study suggests. Nearly half of a sample of collegiate offensive...

Expert Offers Tips to Help Make Healthy Choices on the Job This Summer

Swimsuit season is right around the corner and for many people that means one thing: dieting. In an office setting, though, cutting back on calories and finding time to exercise can seem like an impassable hurdle, as a new CareerBuilder.com survey reports...