Health briefs: Binge-eating study

Binge eaters commonly prepare foods using a mixture of ingredients, such as mashed potatoes and Oreo cookies or chips with lemon, pork rinds, Italian dressing and salt, a new study says. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found those who create these food concoctions are more likely to binge than people who overeat. They say their findings could lead to a better understanding of this disorder, which affects millions of Americans who may be ashamed and hiding their behavior.

Black men and weight training

Weight training may help improve heart health of black men, research from the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests. Six weeks of resistance exercise appears to have a positive impact on blood levels of indicators for inflammation, immune response and artery shape among black men. The researchers noted that cardiovascular disease is more prevalent among blacks than whites. The improvement was not found among whites.

-- HealthDay