Dietary supplements largely unregulated, freely accessible to children
Pills and powders claiming to boost weight loss, energy, or sexual performance—available to customers of all ages on drugstore shelves—face little government oversight of their safety and efficacy.
Potentially harmful weight loss supplements easily purchased by kids
Weight loss supplements containing potentially harmful ingredients are easily purchased in stores by children.
Rising dietary supplement use in kids sparks safety concerns
Little is known about dietary supplements’ potential benefits for children, or their possible harms.
Convincing advertisers to not retouch models’ images
At a time when some companies are pledging to not digitally alter photos of models in their ads, a proposed bill in Massachusetts is aimed at convincing many more businesses to do the same. Introduced by state Rep.…
Dietary supplements linked with severe health events in children, young adults
Consumption of dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy was associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children and young adults compared to consumption of vitamins.
Bill would incentivize companies that don’t alter models’ photos
Proposed Massachusetts legislation would give a tax credit to corporations that don’t digitally alter models’ skin tone, skin texture including wrinkles, body size, or body shape in ad images. Legal research by S. Bryn Austin, an expert in…
Link found between use of dating apps and eating disorders
People who use dating apps appear to have substantially higher odds of having eating disorders compared with those who don’t use the apps, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers…
Contraceptive use varies across sexual orientation groups
A study that looked at contraceptive use across different sexual orientation groups in the U.S. found that lesbian women were less likely than heterosexual women to have ever used any method of contraception. The study also found that…
Celebrity feud puts spotlight on the dangers of dietary supplements
A celebrity feud on social media has been raising awareness about the health dangers of dietary supplements, bringing far more attention to the problem than has decades of data, according to S. Bryn Austin, an expert in eating…
The power of a family meal
Family meals can have an important influence on the quality of food that children and teens eat.