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Heart Attack Grill: Is honesty the best policy?
People have been quick to criticize one of America's fattiest eateries, Heart Attack Grill. It received further negative exposure earlier this year in a sad and some say ironic twist of fate, when...
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Doctors turn away overweight patients, study shows
To learn more about what this health care development means, we turned to obesity expert Dr. Joe Colella, a leading surgeon in robotic bariatric procedures, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "The results...
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New weight loss drug: FDA approves Belviq
The FDA recently approved a new weight loss drug, Belviq. It’s the first weight loss drug to gain approval since 1999 (Orlistat, also known as Xenical or Alli). However, the FDA is anticipating...
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Parenting Guru: Are your kids a healthy weight?
The psychology of childhood obesity It’s simple when you think about it. We gain weight when we take in more calories than we burn. “It’s what we call a positive energy balance,” says Monica J....
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Insulin and diabetes treatment
Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic. One in 10 women have it, and perhaps of greater concern, four in 10 are pre-diabetic. Almost all of them are struggling with weight issues, but that is the tip of the...
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Insulin and diabetes treatment round 2
As discussed in Part I, medicine’s shocking error is treating Type 2 diabetes in a manner that makes the root of this form of diabetes, insulin resistance, worse. Insulin resistance underlies the...
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New weight loss drug on market
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Belviq, a new drug that aims to fight obesity and can help people drop about five percent of their body weight. The pill will hit the market next...
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Study reveals new facts about childhood obesity
With all the talk about childhood obesity in the news, how should parents approach the topic with their children? According to this source, most eating disorders start during adolescence, when kids...
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Study: Why diet soda is not a weight loss tool
Think you can substitute a diet in for the real thing and still lose weight? Think again. A new Purdue University study indicates that diet soda can trigger health issues such as diabetes and obesity....
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Boy Scouts exclude obese participants from outing
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has said that if you have a BMI of 40 or above, you aren’t allowed to participate in the National Scout Jamboree, which is taking place right now in southern West...
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BodyMedia FIT reveals the most obese and fittest states
We've all heard the statistics: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, about one-third of Americans are considered obese, meaning they have a body mass index of 30 or higher. However,...
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Why Americans are malnourished
Every calorie has the same energy value as the next, regardless of the quality of the source. But when we add nutrition to the mix, things become more complex. That’s because foods vary in the quality...
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How losing weight leads to eating disorders
Keep an eye on obese teens who are losing weight — they could be developing an eating disorder at the same time. Read more: How healthy eating becomes an eating disorder in adults A report published...
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Vets share advice on maintaining your pet's weight
A little snack here, a little snack there and before you know it, your pet is looking a little rounder and a lot more pudgy. Obesity in pets, however, is no laughing matter. It can lead to serious...
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Are "fat letters" from school harmful or helpful?
Florida mom Kristen Grasso received a "fat letter" from her child’s school letting her know that her athletic daughter — who at 5 feet 3 inches tall weighed 124 pounds — was at risk of being...
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Do you have the belly fat gene?
Feeling fat in your jeans? Maybe it's your genes! A new study in Human Molecular Genetics details how a team at the University of Louisville found five genes that are associated with having a high...
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The skinny on saturated fats
Photo credit: Jamie Grill/Getty Images If you’ve been conscientious about eliminating dietary fat from your diet, then you believe what most Americans do: fat, especially saturated fat, is bad for our...
View ArticleExamining the link between obesity and breastfeeding success
It has long been maintained that breastfeeding your newborn can reduce the risks of childhood obesity, but now a story by LiveScience is reporting that obese women are less likely to breastfeed in the...
View ArticleDoes this anti-obesity ad go too far or not far enough? (VIDEO)
That's the subject of a viral PSA created by Strong4Life, a parenting and health organization dedicated to fostering healthy habits in kids. Be warned, the ad is upsetting: It features an obese man...
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Ruh-roh: Scooby Doo's Daphne is "cursed" to be fat (aka a size 8)
As Scooby Doo, Shaggy and the gang go on their latest mystery-solving psychedelic adventure, they are confronted by the bad guy who curses them with losing the thing they love the most, which in...
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