Babies who are still drinking from a bottle at 2 years of age may be prone to obesity by the time they turn 5, a new study suggests.

For the study, researchers analyzed data on 6,750 children who participated in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, which included kids from around the United States born in 2001.

About 22% of the children continued to use bottles regularly at 24 months of age, meaning they mainly drank from a bottle or were put to bed with one.

At age 5, about 23% of the children who drank from a bottle at age 2 were obese, compared to about 16% of kids who’d stopped using a bottle by age 2, according to the study.

That makes children still using a bottle at age 2 about 33% more likely to be obese than children who were weaned sooner, the researchers said.

One likely explanation for the finding: kids who are still drinking from a bottle at age 2 are probably consuming more calories than they need, the study authors said.

“At older ages, the bottle is probably used for comfort and convenience rather than nourishment,” said study lead author Rachel Gooze, a doctoral candidate in public health at Temple University’s Center for Obesity Research and Education in Philadelphia.

The study will be published in an upcoming issue of .

Children were considered obese if their body mass index [BMI, a ratio of weight to height] was at or above the 95th percentile for their age.

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Six miles into an 18-mile race along the Pacific Crest Trail in 2010, Kate Clemens felt a sharp pain in her knee. Instead of stopping, the 29-year-old personal trainer from San Francisco took off her shoes and ran barefoot. Without shoes, her knee pain disappeared and she was able to finish the race. “I felt a difference the minute I took my shoes off,” she recalls. “When I’m barefoot, my alignment is better and I run more from my core.”

Clemens is following in the footsteps of the growing number of runners who have been hitting the streets and trails without their sneakers. P

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Last October, yoga teacher Lisa Rueff headed to Haiti to help out after the earthquake.  “Haiti has truly captivated my heart, she told Buzz. “The Haitian people exemplify gratitude, strength, and perseverance.  Amidst so much heartache, the Haitians choose to celebrate life, hope, and love as they continue to sing, dance, pray, and embody faith.” Inspired by her visit, Lisa and her global volunteer organization YogaVentures are heading back from June 20-16th to help build the Jacmel Children’s Center, a collaboration between Haitian community leaders and Americans like Rueff. T Want to know more?

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This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending my first , hosted by magazine in Central Park. The day is a great opportunity for people of any fitness level to try out new workouts, get some fitness swag, and spend a healthy Saturday in the sun.

There were three workout areas: the main stage, the quite zone for mat work, and the toning zone. I stared my workout in the quite zone, for a Pilates Fusion workout on the mats. Then I headed over to the main stage for Retro-Robics, featuring 90s hip-hop moves, followed by a LaBLAST class inspired by dances featured on . Some of the other workouts included Cardio Tai Box, Yoga Body Sculpt, a Masala Bhangra dance class featuring moves and a sing-along Glee Club workout.

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