A new study from the University of Waterloo highlights a low level of awareness in youth around the proper precautions that need to be taken when it comes to handling food.
Teenage girls who diet are more likely to engage in other health-compromising behaviours, including smoking, binge drinking, and skipping breakfast, a University of Waterloo study recently found.
The greasy food being served at hockey rinks isn’t really what young hockey players want, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
Mandatory nutrition policies could be a valuable tool in helping high school students to lower their sugar intake, a University of Waterloo study has found.
Affordable access to quality medical diagnosis in low- and middle-income countries is the focus of research that Susan Horton, professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems and the Department of Economics at the University of Waterloo.
Sharon Kirkpatrick in the School of Public Health and Health Systems is one of two researchers in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences to receive an Early Researcher Award. Laura Middleton in Kinesiology is also a recipient.
A study led by the University of Waterloo found it’s generally a combination of unhealthy behaviours among youth that could be the greatest predictors of whether or not young people will experience obesity issues in adulthood.
Improving how mental health patients perceive themselves could be critical in treating them, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
A new algorithm developed at the University of Waterloo will help first responders and home care providers better help the elderly during natural disasters.
Over half of Canadian youth and young adults who have consumed energy drinks have experienced negative health effects as a result, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.