Tag: Weight

  • Nation & World

    Five healthy habits to live by

    A new Harvard study has found that by following five healthy lifestyle habits during adulthood, your life expectancy may increase by a decade or more.

    3 minutes
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  • Nation & World

    Weighed down

    Harvard anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh’s new book, “Fat-Talk Nation: The Human Costs of America’s War on Fat,” delves deep into the national obsession with thinness.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Relaxation station

    The Center for Wellness has a new space in Harvard’s Holyoke Center, but its focus on health and quality of life remain the same.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Child weight loss reduces diabetes risk

    Researchers at Harvard University find that overweight girls who lose weight before adulthood reduced their risk of diabetes.

    1 minute