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New Report Links Higher Obesity Rates With Lower Incomes

Posted 04.11.2013 | Healthy Living

By: Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily Managing Editor Published: 04/11/2013 09:13 AM EDT on MyHealthNewsDaily The varying obesity rates seen across...

Qatar's Cultural Crisis: Wealth, Health, Wisdom, and Opportunity

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.15.2013 | Healthy Living
David Katz, M.D.

Qatar is the richest country in the world. As such, it provides a vivid demonstration that money can't buy you health any more than it can buy you love. The converse, in fact, appears to be true: The wealth of Qatar is being purchased at the cost of its people's health.

Bloomberg: Poor Need Soda Ban Because They Can't 'Take Care Of Themselves'

Posted 03.12.2013 | Impact

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday that he’s still going to fight for his soda ban that was struck down, a measure he thinks will greatly benef...

High Altitude Linked To Low Obesity Rate In Colorado

Posted 02.12.2013 | Denver

According to a new study published by the International Journal of Obesity, people living in high altitude states like Colorado are less likely to obe...

Obesity On The Rise: Whose Waistlines Are Growing In The U.S.?

Posted 10.26.2012 | Healthy Living

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...

Startling Health Issue On The Rise With Post 50s

Reuters | Posted 10.25.2012 | Fifty

(Reuters) - Here's one more reason to dread aging: older Americans are seeing a greater increase in obesity rates, according to a survey released on W...

The Most (And Least) Obese States In America

Posted 08.14.2012 | Healthy Living

By now, America's weight problem is well established: more than 35 percent of adults across the country are considered obese, with a BMI greater than ...

Catherine Pearson

The Condition Nearly 1 In 4 Teens Are Being Diagnosed With

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 05.21.2012 | Healthy Living

The number of teens in the U.S. with diabetes or prediabetes has skyrocketed in the last decade, jumping from 9 to 23 percent, new data finds. Othe...

Expanding Americans

Grace Nasri | Posted 01.03.2012 | Healthy Living
Grace Nasri

The good news: America is no longer the fattest country in the world. The bad news: Americans are fat, and they're getting fatter.

Obesity Decreasing Slightly In America, Survey Finds

The Huffington Post | Amanda Chan | Posted 12.07.2011 | Healthy Living

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...

How Obese Is Your State?

Posted 09.10.2011 | Healthy Living

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 ...

49 States Have Obesity Rate Above 20%: Report

AP/Huffington Post | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 09.06.2011 | Healthy Living

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rural Mississippi is the country's fattest state for the seventh year in a row, according to an annual obesity report issued Thursd...

How Does Obesity Differ?

AP/HuffPost | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -- the first to compare American obesity data with another country -- finds (per...

U.S. Obesity Rate Will Hit 42 Percent In 2050, Experts Say

Health.com | Amanda Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Just over one-third of American adults are obese. Though alarmingly high, this rate has remained relatively steady over the past decade, leading some public health experts to suggest that the obesity epidemic has peaked.


Most Overweight Nations: OECD Report (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

It's enough to make you re-think ordering that dessert next time: a new report has found that over two-thirds of the U.S. population is currently ove...

Big Deal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — A new study finds New York City's law requiring restaurant chains to post calories on menus doesn't change the eating habits of low-i...

America's Fattest (And Slimmest!) Cities

abcnews.com | Lisa Stark and Kate Barrett | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

In light of America's rising obesity rate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took stock of over 350,000 to determine the fattest and slim...