obesity

For Baby Boomers, this famous quote, attributed to Joan Collins, humorously captures a change many of them have observed in American society during their lifetimes: “Grandmother used to take my mother to the circus to see the fat lady and…

At this point, it should be common sense that boxes of sugary, processed cereals are the furthest one can get from a healthy breakfast. Major food manufacturers behind Fruity Pebbles, Froot Loops, and Lucky Charms are threatening to sue so…

A new study out this month reveals obesity is far more dangerous than previously reported. According to a new paper published in the journal Population Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder, people who are obese or carry excess…

Americans could learn a thing or two from Harrison Ford. In a rare interview with the Hollywood Reporter last week, the media-shy actor shared how, at 80, he knows exactly “who the f-ck” he is. When pressed on prior therapy sessions he…

Your cereal could be killing you. A new study out of England published Tuesday links ultra-processed foods with heightened risk for developing and dying from cancer. Researchers at London’s Imperial School of Public Health collected diet…

A guest columnist published an op-ed in The New York Times on Thursday about how the new American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on treating childhood obesity have left her terrified. And she should be terrified. The comprehensive…

ITASCA, IL—In an effort to better mitigate the effects of the chronic disease, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines Monday recommending that children affected by obesity compensate with their personality. “Today, there…

No one wants to live like Charlie in “The Whale.” No one who genuinely cares about their neighbors should want anybody to live like its character Charlie, an obese English professor who’s resigned himself to the dark four corners of his…

Big Pharma is ready to cash in on the latest cash crop in American health care: childhood obesity. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published new guidelines on tackling childhood obesity Monday, and they recommend a cocktail of…

Magazines and other major publications used to welcome the new year with challenges for readers to commit to be fit. Now they’re trying to redefine fitness altogether, claiming that conventional health and beauty standards are outdated…