Some factors that contribute to obesity are out of our control, but Texas A&M researchers are exploring how impulse control can make a positive difference.
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University School of Public Health With rates of childhood obesity on the rise in recent years, promoting physical activity in children has become increasingly important. Youth sports offer a way for children to stay active and develop healthy lifelong habits while giving valuable lessons…
There are a variety of factors behind people’s poor health in southern states – and none will be an easy fix. (Shutterstock) By Jay Maddock, Texas A&M University dean and professor of Public Health, for The Conversation Editor’s note: interactive maps are available on The Conversation. Year after year,…
By Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M University AgriLife A study by researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the University of Colorado found male-only rat models used for studying obesity are limited and don’t address critical factors for understanding it. The study can be found in Frontiers. “Obesity negatively…
Jason Karpac, PhD, assistant professor at the College of Medicine and principal investigator on the project. By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a day, and now, for the first time, researchers at the Texas…