MS. WINFIELD CUNNINGHAM: Hello, and welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Paige Winfield Cunningham, the editor of The Health 202 newsletter here at The Post, and today we’re going to be talking about the obesity epidemic that affects more than 40 percent of Americans and now is the second leading cause of death in the United States.
My first guest today is Ohio Congressman Dr. Brad Wenstrup. Welcome to...
Children and adolescents gained weight at a significantly faster rate during the pandemic than compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the CDC.
The rate at which children and adolescents in the U.S. gained weight nearly doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with younger school-aged children and those already...
With back to school in full swing, many of us are trying to find ways to set our days up for success. A tried and true method? Eating a hearty breakfast.
You've likely heard that this morning meal is the most important one of the day, and research backs this up. In fact, those who eat a quality breakfast have been shown to have a better health-related quality of life and lower levels of stress and depression than those who...
Intuitive eating is an eating method that encourages a healthy relationship with food. It promotes body positivity and focuses on recognizing and honoring hunger.
Dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch coined the term “intuitive eating” in their 1995 book, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Diet Approach .
However, they were not the first people to teach the principles of this eating method....
Two recent observational studies looked at the cardiovascular health of people who incorporated more plant-based foods into their diets.
One study followed participants for 32 years and found that people with more plant-based diets had lower rates of heart disease.
The other study focused on women’s health and learned that women in the postmenopausal stage of life with more plant-centered diets also had a...
Changes in the brain can start decades before a person begins to experience cognitive decline and dementia .
There is currently no cure for dementia, so strategies to prevent the condition through lifestyle changes are essential.
A large study has found a link between eating foods rich in antioxidants called flavonoids and a significantly reduced risk of experiencing early signs of cognitive...
Although there is a well-established relationship between diet and physical health, the associations between diet and mental health remain largely undiscovered .
A team of researchers recently used survey data to investigate the role that diet plays in mental health .
Key findings include the associations that mental distress has with caffeine and fast food and the increased mental well-being that comes with higher...
In a recent webinar, Thermo Fisher Scientific summarised the Emergency Response Validation option of the AOAC Research Institute’s Performance Tested Methods Program and introduced its new SARS-CoV-2 PCR test workflow.
Direct transmission of the novel coronavirus from person-to-person is recognised as the main route of contamination. However, the stability of SARS-CoV-2 on various surfaces has been demonstrated and transmission...