Obesity

Genetics Has Little Impact on Oral Health

Genetic makeup does not predispose people to tooth decay, though children with overweight mothers...

Canadian Dietary Guidelines Link Sugar Consumption to Tooth Decay

Health Canada’s recently released Canada’s Dietary Guidelines for Health Professionals and Policy Makers aim...

Methodology Improves Identification of Diet-Disease Relationships

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have developed a new data mapping method that improves...

Culinary Dentistry Takes Students from the Clinic to the Kitchen

Students at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of...

Oral Bacteria May Indicate Likelihood of Childhood Obesity

Weight gain trajectories in early childhood are related to the composition of oral bacteria...

Panel Sets Weight Management Guidelines for Apnea Patients

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has published new guidelines for the role of weight...

Anglo Saxon Teeth Provide Clues to Modern Pediatric Health

Evidence from the teeth of Anglo Saxon children could help identify modern children most...

Free Fruits and Veggies in School Can Improve Lifelong Health

Providing free fruits and vegetables and limiting sugary drinks in schools could have positive...

Parents Underestimate How Much Sugar Is in Their Children’s Food

Parents often underestimate the amount of sugar in the foods that their children eat,...

Obesity Linked With Periodontitis

After infecting mice with Porphyromonas gingivalis and measuring the resulting inflammation, researchers with the...