obesity

by Beth Younger, Drake University Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “The Whale.” I knew before seeing “The Whale” that it was a movie...

by Richard Johnson, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Scientific studies and media coverage are rife with warnings on how sugar, carbohydrates, saturated fat and...

by Stan Kubow, McGill University and Michele Iskandar, McGill University There is a growing global body positivity movement to combat the stigma and prejudice that...

Jennifer Rooke, Morehouse School of Medicine One of my patients – who had been struggling with obesity, uncontrolled diabetes and the cost of her medications...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As a group of children walked home together from school in Providence, they held hands and played the "I Spy"...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next up for "Let's Move?" How about "Let's Cook." Michelle Obama said Friday that a new focus of her anti-childhood obesity effort...

In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 file photo, Oumou Balde, 4, left, plays with her teacher Jacqualine Sanchez, right, and some pretend food in...

ATLANTA (AP) — Next time you go for a checkup, don't be surprised if your doctor gets on your case about your weight. The medical...

First lady Michelle Obama, right, is joined by Shaquille O'Neal, and North America Reebok President Uli Becker, left, during a visit to Orr Elementary in Washington, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, for a back to school event highlighting healthy changes in schools and across the country. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) by Darlene Superville Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama said Friday that her anti-childhood obesity campaign is creating a "cultural shift" in how Americans live and eat, and is beginning to have a positive influence on children's health.

  COMFORT FOOD--Doughnuts are fried in cooking oil in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)    by Marilyn Marchione  (AP)--Willpower apparently can be bought....