Health

Nearly a third of children in North America are overweight or obese. But it’s difficult for doctors to tell which of these kids also have insulin resistance, which makes them much more likely to develop diabetes and heart disease in the future.

What happened to my home office? There’s an unused TV lying in there, a box of hand-me-down clothes, a five-inch high stack of magazines, a mirror that’s yet to be hung, a box of DVDs, my daughter’s pink foldable playhouse, a sweat-inducing wool blanket, a box of baby toys — in other words, items that certainly have nothing to do with my work.

Beet is in season from May to November, but tends to be smaller in the spring, and the fall harvest keeps well through the winter. A good rule is to go for the smaller ones for tenderness, especially if planning to use them raw in salads, and avoid very large ones, which may have a woody core.

When you think of a country known for the longevity of its residents, which one comes to mind? Is it Japan, with its famously healthy and independent elderly Okinawans? How about Italy, with its traditional, heart-healthy Mediterranian diet?

“Almost one-third of young women would trade at least a year of their lives to have a perfect body, according to a new survey of British undergraduates.” That’s what this article said. Focus on those words “at least.” Ten percent would give up two to five years, two percent said they'd chop a decade off their lives, and one percent said more than two decades.