Personality, Behavior, and the New Weight Loss Drugs
Here are some interesting results of a brand new multi-author meta-analysis of information on personality traits associated with childhood obesity.
Obesity and Comedy
What is it with comedians, obesity, and the compulsion to tell the public all about it? And here is a twist…
New Drugs, Strong Arguments (Continued)
There are arguments against GLP-1 agonists, the seemingly miraculous drugs that have garnered so much publicity lately.
Obesity and Telehealth
Telehealth technology is particularly brilliant at monitoring everything from a patient’s vital signs to their food intake.
A Decade of Tech, Part 14
It might seem obvious, but one study proved that if we can keep kids from getting obese they won’t sit around so much in later life.
A Decade of Tech, Part 2
Substance or behavior, any plan to break addiction has to cover all the bases.
Parts of a Meta-Study
In 2015, in the era of experimental health interventions, the idea of letting the subjects send text messages was not popular.
How Is a Lawyer Like a Ph.D. Candidate?
Studies of smartphone applications seem to have been centered around the cardiovascular risk factors posed by overweight, obesity, and inactivity.
Obesity and Language, Part 7
There is “super morbidly obese” and an additional category called “super super morbidly obese.” Yes, two “supers.”
Obesity and Language, Part 6
Research showed that when children are exposed to bullying, body-shaming and negative language, they are at higher risk for developing depressive symptoms.