Boston University

Nutrition

Dan McGrail, Sam Miller, Fabian Chang, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Boston University School of Medicine, MED, SNAP Challenge

Science & Technology

SNAP Judgment

January 14, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, infant malnurtrition research, associate professor Kirk Dearden

Nutrition

Consequences of Malnutrition May Be Reversible Later in Childhood

January 13, 2014

Paul Campos, The Obesity Myth: Why America’s Obsession with Weight Is Hazardous to Your Health book, professor of law, University of Colorado at Boulder

Health & Medicine

Focusing on Weight May Be Hazardous to Your Health

October 22, 2013

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), food stamps, federal benefit cuts

Voices & Opinion

POV: Starving Out Food Stamps

September 24, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, Sargent college nutrition center, registered dietician Jennifer Culbert,eating disorders anorexia nervosa bulimia orthorexia

Nutrition

When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession

July 26, 2013

25 Healthiest Colleges in the United States, Boston University BU, Sargent College, Sargent Choice, Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center FitRec, exercise, nutrition

Club Sports

BU Among Top 20 Healthiest US Colleges

July 15, 2013

American Medical Association AMA decision, obesity, disease, medical condition, overweight, fat

Nutrition

Is Obesity a Disease?

June 20, 2013

Caroline Apovian, Boston Medical Center Obesity Research Center, The Overnight Diet: The Proven Plan for Fast, Permanent Weight Loss book

Medicine

MED Prof’s Overnight Diet: “Fast, Permanent” Weight Loss

April 26, 2013

Boston University BU, benefits weight lifting women, exercise, FitRec

Psychology

Women and Weight Lifting: It’s Good for You

March 6, 2013

Boston University BU, breastfeeding health and economic benefits, sexualization breastfeeding

Health & Medicine

Why Media Depiction of Breasts Gets Failing Grade

February 21, 2013

America The Beautiful 2 The Thin Commandments documentary film by Darryl Roberts

Exercise

Film, Panel Probe America’s Obsession with Dieting

February 20, 2013

tips for keeping new years resolutions, fitness, exercise, nutrition, diet

Nutrition

About Those New Year’s Resolutions

February 5, 2013

Boston University BU, high school obesity, Boston Moves for Health, public health, exercise nutrition obesity prevention education

Boston

Extolling the Virtues of a Public Health Career

January 10, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, City Fresh Foods CEO Glynn Lloyd, sustainability, school lunches, food Roxbury Dorchester neighborhoods Boston, urban gardens

Food

Green Growing

December 20, 2012

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, nutrition, vitamins versus foods, benefits risks taking vitamin mineral supplements

Arts & Culture

Vitamin Supplements: To Take or Not to Take

December 19, 2012

mercury contaminated fish, Effects of eating fish while pregnant, Attention Defecit Disorder in children, Sharon Sagiv, Boston University School of Public Health, Susan Korrick, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Nutrition

Pros and Cons of Eating Fish While Pregnant

December 14, 2012

Willpath mobile smartphone app, healthy eating lifestyle, Daniel Imler, Boston University School of Public Health SPH

Exercise

Wealth from Willpath

December 14, 2012

5-Hour Energy drink, public health risk, deaths

Public Health

Should You Shun Energy Drinks?

December 3, 2012

Julie Palmer, Black Women's Health Study (BWHS), Slone Epidemiology Center, Obesity in Black African American Women

Fitness

Exploring the Causes of Black Women’s Obesity

November 29, 2012

Boston University BU obesity research, brown fat, Boston Medical Center, BMC nutrition and weight management center, Caroline Apovian Megan Ruth research

Medicine

The Cure for Obesity: Fat?

November 28, 2012

The Cure for Obesity: Fat?