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Several studies appear to show a disturbing correlation between airborne particles, obesity, and its associated diseases. Should we be concerned? The Chinese capital of Beijing is known for many things. Visitors to this ancient city typically head to Tiananmen Square, which hosts the Forbidden City, the National Museum of China, and several other monuments. From […]

Most of us love the idea that babies are born into the world unblemished. “Blank slate” is the popular term, and it conveys a sense of childhood innocence. Sad to say, we now know this just isn’t true. In fact, we come into the world, as the psychologist Jennifer Kunst put it, with a “pre-installed operating

After what seems like a never-ending stream of superstorms, droughts, floods, and wildfires, there should be little doubt that climate change is having a dramatic impact on our lives. But global warming may also be causing other, subtler impacts on our health. Earlier studies, including a blistering 2012 BMC Public Health report, found that our ever-expanding waistlines were having the

Obesity is a multifactorial disease. No surprise there. Environment, advertising, behavior, politics, along with a dozen other factors, play a role. What about your breakfast cereal or wall-to-wall carpeting? In the case of the cereal, unless you’re chowing down on a box or two a day of Frosted Flakes you wouldn’t think so. However, new research is pointing out that

The Tooth Fairy had better take out a small loan. The price for baby teeth is about to skyrocket. Indeed, our children’s pearly whites aren’t just for placing under pillows anymore. Scientists are now using baby teeth to identify and measure environmental toxin and chemical exposure. That’s right, those sweet little propitiations to the Tooth Fairy, for

“I’d argue that obesogens, chemical compounds found in our food, drugs, and homes that alter metabolic processes and predispose some people to gain weight, were the real antecedent in the contestant’s inability to maintain their hard earned loses.” Since debuting in 2004, NBC’s megahit reality show The Biggest Loser has been one of the biggest winners for