Shedding weight themselves is an excellent way for the parents to assist their kids loses excess kilos, recent research recommends. The research encompassed 80 parent-child sets with an obese or overweight 8-12 year old. The participants participated... 

The parents and teachers play a significant part than peers in keeping the teenagers engaged in school, the researchers have discovered. These results challenge the most common held belief that the peers have much influence on the lives of teens, as per... 

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Even the most nutrition-savvy women can get lost in the headlines. Here’s what you really need to know. By Sharon Liao, Prevention You heard that eggs can be high... 

By Sarah Nassauer It’s taking longer to have a baby these days. A new study by the National Institutes of Health calculates that first-time mothers spend 2.6 hours more in the first stage of labor (before pushing begins) than women did in the early... 

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Steve Wulf On June 23, 1972, Title IX was signed into law, leveling the playing field for female athletes. To mark the 40th anniversary, espnW will spend the next three months... 

Here’s what’s making health news this morning: Justices Question Health Law (WSJ): The Supreme Court’s conservative justices sharply challenged the Obama administration’s health-care overhaul Tuesday, raising the prospect that... 

Plenty of people who would never dream of hoarding newspapers or car parts or dolls find information irresistible and can’t bring themselves to delete it. This week’s Health Journal looks at digital hoarding , which afflicts many bright, creative... 

Here’s what’s making health news this morning: Boost for Surgery in Treating Diabetes (WSJ): Weight-loss surgery proved far more effective than medication in controlling blood sugar among obese patients in two new studies, strengthening the... 

A countrywide campaign motivating people to complain improper conduct by the medical professionals has been declared. Uncovering the drive in Pretoria, the health professions council from South Africa said that patients are unaware and do not have knowledge... 

The DNA of an individual can help dictating how their skin alters with age, says an expert. On one hand the factors like sun exposure and smoking contribute to ageing of skin, an individual’s genes can have even elevated impact, Dr. Zoe D. Draelos,...