Childhood Obesity: No Easy Solution
Childhood and adolescent obesity is a particularly tricky problem because the emphasis on losing weight—even in kids who really need to do so—may do more harm than good. A solution has remained elusive, and, until the last few years, there hasn't been a lot of quality research published on what actually works. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently said children 6 and up should now be screened for obesity.
7 People Past 90 With Lots Left to Do
When you talk with people who are nearing or have reached the century mark, still vital, you realize that they have arrived not by running for hours a week on a treadmill, downing vitamins by the handful, or spending their free time in the plastic surgeon's office. They've been too busy living—working, traveling, engaging in creative pursuits, spending time with friends and family, doing with gusto whatever it is that gives them joy.
Is It Possible to Be Smoke Free in 30 Days?
With New Year's resolutions still fresh in people's minds, U.S. News spoke to clinical psychologist Daniel Seidman about his new book, Smoke-Free in 30 Days: The Pain-Free, Permanent Way to Quit. In it, Seidman draws on his 20-plus years of experience with thousands of patients and walks people through the quitting process.
5 Steps to Mend a Broken Heart
Getting over a broken heart is never easy—especially in the social networking age, when photos of you and your ex in happier times remain plastered on your friends' Facebook pages. But relationship expert Susan Piver contends that it's actually good to go through the insane despair and bouts of endless tears that result from being dumped. We should embrace these feelings rather than running from them.
