A new study suggests weighted vests may help protect bone health during weight loss in older adults, especially when people spend more time on their feet. The idea is simple: replacing some of the ...

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods in the preschool years has been linked with more behavioural and emotional difficulties later in childhood. It does not prove cause and effect, but it adds to ...

Most childhood obesity programmes focus on food and physical activity. A new study suggests that parent stress should also be part of the picture. Researchers at Yale tested whether helping parents ...

Researchers analysed data from studies looking at what happened after people came off GLP-1 treatment. They found a clear pattern of weight regain after treatment ended. The model suggested that ...

Using a smartphone on the toilet has been linked with a higher risk of haemorrhoids in a small study. Researchers found that people who used their phones during bathroom visits were more likely to ...