Childhood Obesity Linked To Womb Environment

Apr. 16 | The new evidence has linked the environment in the womb with increased body weight in later life. Researchers have found changes around the DNA at birth which may result from a mother’s diet or exposure to pollution or stress. They then linked these...

Dieting May Alter Brain’s Response To Stress

Dec. 26 | People who shed a lot of weight quickly could be more likely to put all that back, and even some more, because of changes in the way their brains respond to stress, shown by a study on mice. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, led by Tracy...