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Politics | Woke Insanity

'Body Positivity' Activist Claims 'Obesity' Is a Fatphobic Slur

An obese self-described

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

How the White House nutrition conference may tackle Americans' unhealthy diets : Shots - Health News : NPR

The way many Americans eat is fueling chronic disease. Here are seven big ideas from the White House's upcoming nutrition conference for how to improve Americans' diets.

Politics | Woke Insanity

Self Magazine Pitches Obesity As 'Future Of Fitness'

If the 'Future of Fitness' is the fetishization of obesity, the next pandemic will be far worse. This messaging is dangerous.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

How a 'tragically flawed' paradigm has derailed the science of obesity

So little progress has been made against obesity and type 2 diabetes because the field has been laboring under the wrong paradigm.

Politics | Covid

Why COVID is like AIDS

Hint: not because the risks are similar.

Politics | Covid

CDC study finds about 78% of people hospitalized for Covid were overweight or obese

An overwhelming majority of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese, the CDC said.

Health & Fitness | Health

Coronavirus vaccine likely won’t be as effective in obese people, experts say

A coronavirus vaccine, once found, likely won't be as effective in protecting people who are obese, researchers have warned.

Health & Fitness | Health

'Shocking' rise in obesity-related cancers among young adults

Rates of obesity-fuelled cancers are now rising in successively younger age groups, a landmark study shows.

Psychology | Parenting and Kids

Study: Serving Water With School Lunches Could Save Billions, Lower Obesity Rate

A new study that replacing sugary drinks with water in school lunches could help prevent over half a million from becoming obese and save America billions.

Health & Fitness | Health

Nearly Half of Americans Battling to Lose Weight: CDC Data - Bloomberg Quint

Nearly Half of Americans Trying to Lose Weight, CDC Data Show

Health & Fitness | Health

CDC: Cancers Linked To Obesity Account For 40 Percent Of All US Cancer Cases

New research points to the cancer risks associated with weight: researchers discovered that of all the cancers diagnosed in the U.S. in 2014, 40 percent were related to overweight and obesity.

Science & Technology | Science

Removing shoes when entering the house could help people stay slim, scientists claim

Removing shoes when entering the house and swapping carpet for wooden floors could help people stay slim because it prevents environmental chemicals accumulating in the house, scientists have claimed.

Health & Fitness | Health

Altering the GI Microbiome with Exercise | Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory

As preventative health continues to be a primary focus, we continue to seek out ways to improve health through diet and lifestyle changes. At the same time, research continues to call our attention toward our gut and the microbes that reside within, as a

Health & Fitness | Health

The cure for obesity, heart disease, and anxiety? Puppies! | Fox News

Researchers just discovered a simple way to fight obesity, heart disease, and mental illness – by giving people puppies.

Health & Fitness | Health

Lack of sleep leads to obesity in children and adolescents - Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News

Children who get less than the recommended amount of sleep for their age are at a higher risk of developing obesity. Research at the University of Warwick has found that children and adolescents who regularly sleep less than others of the same age ..

Food & Drink | Recipes and Food Related

Eating Chocolate Cake For Breakfast Helps You Lose Weight

A study has found that eating chocolate first thing in the morning for breakfast is actually good for you.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

4 Weight-Loss Tips Inspired by Brazil

Get your samba on, because Brazil is shaping up in a big way. While obesity is increasingly becoming a health crisis throughout South America, that continent’s biggest and most populous nation is busy hosting world-class international sporting events li

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight

Contestants lost hundreds of pounds during Season 8, but gained them back. A study of their struggles helps explain why so many people fail to keep off the weight they lose.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Weight Can Tip the Scale in a Home Decision

A University of Utah study in the International Journal of Obesity finds that obese women are much more likely to choose less walkable neighborhoods with heavier residents

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

My Take On That Biggest Loser Study

If you haven't seen the New York Times article describing a new ...

Pets & Animals | Cat & Dog Resources

The Fat Feline | Tips for Overweight Cats

Exercise and regular meals can keep your cat from gaining weight.

Food & Drink | Recipes and Food Related

Ideal Protein - Discover A Complete Weight Loss and Stable Weight Maintenance Diet Protocol - Pacific Palisades

Portner Medical Corp Recommends the Ideal Protein Weight Loss Method. List of Weight Loss Successes?

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Your Job May Be The Reason Why You're Fat

A certain kind of job stress can be so difficult to deal with it winds up contributing to an employee's waistline.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Numbers don't lie: Sugar driving high obesity rates

The American Heart Association recommends 6 or less teaspoons of sugar per day for women, and 9 or less teaspoons for men, but the average consumption is 22 or more teaspoons daily.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Standing and exercise linked to lower odds of obesity

Standing for at least one-quarter of the day has been linked to lower odds of obesity in a new study led by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with The Cooper Institute, the University of Texas, and the University of Georgia. The study appears i

Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting

How to Get Your Children to Eat Better

The secret to introducing new foods to picky eaters is tiny tastes and early exposure to more varied flavors

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Understanding the Human Health-Illness Continuum

A unified approach to the human health-illness continuum.

Health & Fitness | Health Articles

Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reduce Serious Asthma Flare-Ups – WebMD

Emergency visits, hospitalizations for airway disease dropped by half after procedure, study finds

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Always Hungry? Here’s Why

Are we fat because we overeat, or do we overeat because we’re fat?