Bad news: Obesity is on the rise for nearly all adult Americans. According to a recent poll, published by Gallup on Oct. 24, obesity rates have c...
The updated advice from the Preventive Services Task Force about obesity screening harbors good, bad, and a bit of the downright silly.
While obesity is traditionally considered a public health and medical issue, the rapid increase in the national prevalence of obesity and overweight is affecting America's ability to defend itself militarily and perform competitively in business.
I live in California: land of a great climate and sunshine. In Sacramento, we have a beautiful 30-mile bike trail along the river where you can cycle, hike, jog or walk. Why was everyone getting fat?
CHICAGO — America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More t...
Usually, when people append the hashtag #firstworldproblems to their tweets, they're invoking situations that are, when it comes down to it, lesser bo...
A recent Gallup poll shows a little bit of good news with regard to America's obesity epidemic: Obesity rates are decreasing slightly across most demo...
On a map of “food deserts” in Chicago, a red bow-tie-shaped splotch covers parts of Englewood, a historically working-class neighborhood on the So...
Half of Americans will be obese by 2030 if things continue the way they are now, according to four new papers in the Lancet. And as a result, ther...
An annual report issued late last week took another close look at obesity rates across the United States. The report found one unfortunate trend: In ...
It's as though we don't even see food as food anymore, just the sum of its nutritional parts. We have lost touch with our intuition and fallen victim to the science of nutrition -- and marketing.
NEW YORK — Lugging around a few extra pounds? One of the largest studies to look at health and weight finds that you don't have to be obese to r...
A blog by Maura Kelly concerning her distaste for the heavyweight characters in the new CBS show "Mike and Molly" caused a firestorm of controversy an...
Through innovation and creativity we can create a new economy based on products and services that make people thin and healthy instead of sick and fat.
ATLANTA — Are Americans becoming more honest about their weight? That theory could explain why the gap appears to be closing in what people say...
Watching Paula Deen cook could give you a stroke without taking one bite of the deadly food she cooks. She has fried her way into the clogged hearts of America.
