Biologists at the University of California, Riverside have found that voluntary activity, such as daily exercise, is a highly heritable trait that can be passed down genetically to successive generations. Working on mice in the lab, they found that activity level can be enhanced with “selective breeding”- the process of breeding plants and animals for particular genetic traits…

Ezlopitant, a compound known to suppress craving for alcohol in humans, was shown to decrease consumption of sweetened water by rodents in a study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and research Center, which is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco…

Ezlopitant, a compound known to suppress craving for alcohol in humans, was shown to decrease consumption of sweetened water by rodents in a study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and research Center, which is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco…

A majority of adults in California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for health Policy research…

Sovereign health of California, a premier behavioral health treatment center located in San Clemente, California, announced that it has further expanded its evidence-based services by adding a neurofeedback component to its comprehensive treatment program…

The study, “Disparities in Peaks, Plateaus, and Declines in Prevalence of High BMI Among Adolescents,” published in the September 2010 print issue of Pediatrics (published online August 16), examined the health records of over 8 million fifth-, seventh-, and ninth-grade students in California…

A study that examined the health records of over 8 million 5th, 7th and 9th graders in California from 2001 to the end of 2008 reveals that the prevalence of adolescent obesity has continued to increase for African-American and American-Indian girls. Most boys’ and non-Hispanic Caucasian girls’ obesity rates peaked in 2005, and then started to drop…

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Uh, duh! Not sure that was the point of the calories-on-menus laws, enacted by many states and cities, including New York City and California.

Slapping calories on menus was intended to help people make healthier choices, not compel fast food chains to slim down their offerings.

So, it should be no surprise that even with calories printed on menus, many restaurant foods are still packed with calories, and salt.

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researchers, led by Kerri Boutelle, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that obesity is a risk factor for depressive symptoms, but not for clinical depression, suggesting that weight status could play a part in the development of depression in some adolescent girls…

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U.S. states are like snowflakes, no two are alike. Different shapes and sizes, different cultures, and different problems.

California has smog, New Jersey is taxed to the hilt, Florida can’t beat all the drug smuggling, and now it seems Mississippi has a big fat problem.

New data shows Mississippi has the highest number of obese children in the country.

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