Category: weight management

Tales of Pandemic Weight Loss and Gain

Have you plumped up during the lockdown? You’re not alone. The phenomenon is known as the “quarantine 15.” It refers to the 15 pounds (more or less) many have put on while they’ve been stuck at home. A new study gives a global scope of the issue. Research Director Nick Rizzo and his team at…


Beyond the Bathroom Scale: Healthy Body Weight

Discussing weight and figuring out what healthy body weight is has been a popular topic for centuries. For much of history, extra weight was considered an indication of good health, wealth, and success, although that has changed over time. As the years have passed, people have developed complex ways of understanding and measuring healthy body…