Serving sorbet before nursing home meals improves food intake, researchers find
By
Tim Mullaney
May 07, 2014
Nursing home residents who have a sorbet appetizer tend to eat more at mealtime and maintain their weight, according to findings from a small study done by researchers at Gonzaga University and the University...
Study links hormone to asthma-obesity
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
Obese people may be prone to asthma because of a hormone called leptin, a new Columbia University study has found.
Appreciation for a pioneer in elder weight theory
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2012
There’s something comforting about an expert on aging living to 89. I’m not saying that gerontologist Reubin Andres had all the answers, or that we should see him as the sole test case of proving...