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What the U.S. could learn from Japan about making healthy living easier
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — I was born and raised in the American Midwest, but love visiting my parents’ homeland in Japan. Central to every trip there is always the food:… Read More
A new study offers hints that healthier school lunches may help reduce obesity
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals may have begun to help slow the rise in obesity among America’s children — even teenagers… Read More
Scant obesity training in medical school leaves docs ill-prepared to help patients
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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LOS ANGELES (NPR) — Tong Yan grew up in a Chinese-American enclave of Los Angeles in a family that revered food, but thought little of those who deal with obesity…. Read More
Study Shatters Preconceived Notions About Urban Vs. Rural Obesity
By: Susan Brink | NPR
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The conventional wisdom is that city life makes you fat and rural life keeps you trim. A new study looks at the numbers to see if that holds true.