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Researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that fetuses of obese mother rats were programmed in utero to develop obesity in adulthood. Moreover, they have shown for the first time that the metabolic programming occurs in the fetal hypothalamus, the area of the brain responsible for maintaining the body's energy homeostasis (body weight) throughout life.

We all have our own ways of dealing with stress. Some of us go the healthy route, like one of my friends who sneaks out of work early to...

It seems like the exercise guidelines put out by various organizations (usually ACSM and the AHA) change so often, it's hard to keep up with them. Some guidelines...