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Obsessed: America's Food Addiction--And My Own
The Morning Joe host discusses her struggle with eating disorders and her new book, "Obsessed." Read More
Are Doctors Nicer to Thin Patients?
Your physician is supposed to care and help you heal, but your waistline may impact the way you're treated. Read More
Coca-Cola's New Anti-Obesity Infographic Misses the Mark
A new infographic from Coke's Coming Together campaign misses the mark about calories and obesity. Read More
obese women working out
Wednesday, 04/03/2013 at 05:59 PM
Instead of the dreaded weigh-in at your doctor's appointment or Weight Watcher's meeting, you now could have a new place to hate the scale: The airport. Samoa Air has become the first airline ... Read More
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Sunday, 03/10/2013 at 12:10 PM
All we ever hear in the news these days is that Americans are getting heavier and heavier and that we have a huge obesity epidemic on our hands. However, according to a survey done by the ... Read More
woman drinking soda
Friday, 01/25/2013 at 01:31 PM
Pop quiz: What do Coca-Cola and Lance Armstrong have in common? Both recently shamelessly admitted on national TV to some guilt, though neither appeared very “guilty.”In the case of the ... Read More
obesogens
Tuesday, 11/27/2012 at 11:08 AM
With obesity rates continuing to climb year after year without epic changes in the amount of calories we are eating, many wonder what else could be a contributing to this growing epidemic. ... Read More
female doctor
Wednesday, 10/31/2012 at 06:09 PM
Despite what we’ve been told, skipping your annual checkup may not be a bad thing—in fact, it could even be good for your health.In a new review of 14 studies involving 182,880 people, Danish ... Read More
Wednesday, 10/03/2012 at 10:38 AM
After a TV journalist from LaCrosse, WI, received a hurtful email from a viewer, she could have ignored it or written him back privately. Instead, Jennifer Livingston of WKBT-TV did something ... Read More
Tuesday, 09/18/2012 at 01:34 PM
We all know that many Americans' waistlines are increasingly expanding, but just how bad could it get? Brace yourself: The majority of adults in at least 39 states will be obese in 18 years, ... Read More