obesity

Chronic weight management issues are what medical experts use to describe obese persons who struggle to lose weight.

California law requires water-rights holders, including agricultural interests, to measure and report the water they divert from rivers and streams.

California farmers may hold the key to the Golden State’s renewable energy future. Farmers have invested in solar power and other renewable energy technologies near vineyards, row crops and atop walnut dryers.

A recent survey indicates most farmers are tuning into a trusted source to stay informed and gather information, the radio.

A study in this month’s “Journal of Dairy Science,” found a “primary indicator of lifetime milk consumption is a habit developed during childhood.”

A draft decree published by Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development reveals Russia intends to permanently ban meat imports from the United States and the European Union. That conclusion can be drawn based on shipping volumes and quotas as used in 2015...

The health risks of obesity are well-documented, but there’s a financial downside, too — data shows obese people also earn less money, especially women.

Is obesity contagious? A study back in 2007 seemed to indicate that, saying we get it from our friends. To back that up, researchers highlighted data showing members of social groups were likely to have similar rates of obesity. New research, however, seems to be changing all this by finding that social interactions may have little impact on body weight.

We all know eating too much and moving too little can add a little extra around the waist. But can your personality lead to weight gain too? A new study published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology says it’s possible.

A doctor has proposed putting severely obese children in temporary foster homes. Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated Children’s Hospital Boston, made this recommendation Wednesday in highly respected ‘Journal of the American Medical Association.’