Diet, Not Exercise, Key to Obesity, Scientists Find

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 26, 2012 Using a Tanzanian tribe as a stand-in for ancient humans, an international group of scientists determined that the hunter-gatherers burned calories no better than we fat, slobby Westerners, when corrected for size. This suggests that overeating is more to blame for obesity than the modern sedentary lifestyle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fatter and Dumber

Cam Cardow, Cagle Cartoons, The Ottawa Citizen Jul 20, 2012 Dig deeper

The Logic of Willful Ignorance

David Sirota / Truthdig Jul 6, 2012 A recent study from Xavier University tells us what many already know: that many Americans have wholly tuned out of politics to the point where they can't even correctly answer the most basic questions about our government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Don’t Fall for Corporate Blackmail

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 22, 2012 They may balk at regulation, but unlike textile or electronics firms, fossil fuel companies are extracting a resource that is relatively rare, altogether finite and -- most important -- tied to specific geographies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

We’re Fatter Than We Thought

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2012 New study, new round of bad news. Researchers have determined that the level of obesity in the U.S. is being dramatically underreported. The current, too-conservative estimate already says that one in three Americans is obese, so this may be one time you don't want to click "Read more." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Even More Good News About Chocolate

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2012 This could be a particularly rich example of how scientific study results can be read in seemingly contradictory ways, as what we have here is research that purports to find a possible link between consuming chocolate and staying thin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Red Meat Study

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Mar 14, 2012 Dig deeper

And Now, This Neanderthal News Update

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2012 Take this one to the Creation Museum: A team of researchers has advanced the idea, in a new journal article published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, that our Neanderthal cousins had mostly died out by the time we Homo sapiens entered the evolutionary scene in full force. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Indiana University Poverty Researchers

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2012 Here's a sobering dose of reality: Poverty in America has risen to the 27 percent mark in the last half-decade and, perhaps worse, the prospects for our nation's poorest won't necessarily get better as the economy picks up. It's not news many want to hear, but we're glad a group of researchers at Indiana University were gutsy enough to release it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study Says Moderate Marijuana Smoking Doesn’t Hurt Lungs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2012 Before you rush out and follow Snoop Dogg's lead, you might read the fine print about a new NIH-funded study about moderate long-term marijuana use and its effects (or lack thereof) on lung function. On the other hand, the study makes a strong case for giving up cigarettes and rolling a joint. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

1 in 5 American Women Has Been Raped

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2011 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concludes from a nationwide study that 18.3 percent of American women have been raped and, of that group, more than half were victimized by an intimate partner. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Real Education Reform Looks Like

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 9, 2011 As 2011 draws to a close, we can confidently declare that one of the biggest debates over education is -- mercifully -- resolved. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )