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Highway to Health: It’s time to break up with sugar

Bailey Salimes March 17, 2022
In letting go of sugar, you are reducing your chances of meeting obesity later on in life and potentially saving yourself from a myriad of physical and mental health troubles.
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BU sociology department hosts HIV seminar with discussion on stigma, media exposure

Divya Sood March 4, 2021
Boston University's sociology department held an event Monday where researcher David Cort described how stigma around HIV can impact behavior.
A recent study found that Massachusetts ranks 27th nationally in childhood obesity, with limited access to healthy meals cited as one of the main causes. YICHEN MA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts middle of the pack in adolescent obesity rates

Chloe Liu October 18, 2019
Massachusetts has the 27th highest rate of obesity in 10-17 year olds and the fourth lowest rate of obesity in adults, according to recent statistics.
KASTRITIS: The dangers of fatalistic thinking

KASTRITIS: The dangers of fatalistic thinking

Elias Kastritis November 6, 2016

In the United States -- the land of opportunity, individual freedom and self-determination -- we face a considerable amount of scrutiny from others regarding our personal lifestyle choices. It is perhaps...

Soprano songstress Deborah Voigt signs a fan's copy of her new memoir, "Call Me Debbie: True Confessions of a Down-to-Earth Diva," following her talk at Metcalf Auditorium Tuesday night as part of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Friends Speaker Series. PHOTO BY ADRIANA DIAZ/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Opera star Deborah Voigt gives life, career advice at BU

Miriam Lelah September 30, 2015

World-renowned operatic soprano Deborah Voigt shared stories from her new memoir, including her struggles with weight and alcohol addiction, with hundreds of Boston University students, faculty and...

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EDIT: The Student Body

Editors September 11, 2014

The results are in! The 2014 obesity rates for all 50 states were released Thursday by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and they are a little heavy (pun totally...

Childhood obesity: Is fast food really to blame?

Daily Free Press Admin January 20, 2014

The rise of the fast food industry has coincided with a rise in American children being overweight and obese, and people often attribute the latter to the former. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill...

EDIT: Sugary drinks can lead to your death

Daily Free Press Admin March 19, 2013

 CNN and WCVB News reported Monday that sugary drinks are linked to over 180,000 obesity-related deaths across the world every year, according to research presented this week at an American Heart Association...

Campuses not reflecting high U.S. obesity rates

Daily Free Press Admin September 19, 2012

While researchers predict half of Americans will be obese by 2030, a number of students at Boston University said obesity rates on campus do not reflect that trend. “In college, there’s a big push...

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