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Of girls and geeks: Environment may be why women don't like computer science

(PhysOrg.com) -- In real estate, it's location, location, location. And when it comes to why girls and women shy away from careers in computer science, a key reason is environment, environment, environment.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (22) | comments 30

Study: Surge in obesity correlates with increased automobile usage

Junk food, video games and a lack of exercise all have received their fair share of blame for the spiraling epidemic of obesity in the U.S. But according to a University of Illinois researcher, public health ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Schools that ban junk food are 18% lighter

(PhysOrg.com) -- Here's some simple math for school officials and parents in the fight against childhood obesity: School lunchtimes minus snack food equals a much lighter student body. Literally.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 28

New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success

Uh-oh, the new year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. There's a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 6

It's not what politicians say but what we hear

There is increasing evidence that individuals interpret the same election message in different ways, according to their personal political views, say experts in the British Medical Journal today.

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created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Astronauts relish space's international food court

(AP) -- When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, the international space station is living up to its first name.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

How to... eat for health

Fixing these common mistakes will help many people be healthier, says Dr. Phillip Snider, a family physician in Virginia Beach, Va.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Overdoing it? Simple techniques can help avoid overindulgence

Some people overindulge on junk foods or needless shopping sprees when they feel depressed. Others lose control the minute they feel happy. Is there a way to avoid such extreme actions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Re ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Junk food' moms have 'junk food' babies

A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to become junk food junkies themselves. According to the report, which ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows parents back junk-food ban in schools

(PhysOrg.com) -- The issues surrounding children being overweight or obese plague society. In fact, the prevalence of these rates has tripled in the past three decades. But the University of Alberta's Paul ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Licensed Characters on Food Packaging Affect Kids' Taste Preferences, Snack Selections

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children significantly prefer the taste of junk foods branded with licensed cartoon characters on the packaging, compared with the same foods without characters, finds a new study from the Rudd Center for ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Taiwan mulls world's first junk food tax: report

Taiwan is planning the world's first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1