(Reuters Health) By Kathryn Doyle - Tapping into the Twitter stream could help researchers understand how healthy people's lifestyles are and how to target improved public health, according to a recent study.Using geotagged tweets, researchers at the Universities of Utah and Washington were able

LONDON (Reuters) By Martinne Geller - PepsiCo Inc has set a target for reducing the amount of sugar in its soft drinks around the world as part of a suite of goals aimed at tackling problems ranging from obesity to climate change.The New York-based company will announce on Monday that by 2025 at lea

(Reuters Health)By Lisa Rapaport - Some daycare centers may find "clean plate club" policies hard to resist, even though working too hard to control what kids eat can backfire and make them more likely to gain weight, a recent study suggests.Plenty of previous research suggests that when kids expe

(Reuters Health) By Lisa Rapaport- Some daycare centers may find "clean plate club" policies hard to resist, even though working too hard to control what kids eat can backfire and make them more likely to gain weight, a recent study suggests.Plenty of previous research suggests that when kids expe

(Reuters Health) By Gene Emery - A new study has confirmed what your waistband has told you all along - you gain weight during the holidays.It also concluded that people who weigh themselves frequently seem to lose those extra pounds faster.The trend was seen in 1,781 Americans, 760 Germans and 383

(Reuters Health) By Kathryn Doyle - For young adults on a long-term healthy diet and exercise program, tracking activity with a wearable device may not lead to additional weight loss, according to a new study.Over 24 months, people who used wearable activity trackers lost 2.4 kilograms (5.29 pounds)