obesity

When the full impact of the 'obesity epidemic' hits our health-care and insurance system, there will be hell to pay.

Harvard's take on achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.

Poll: How we see ourselves and others. Do we really think we're that big? Or do we each see ourselves as normal and others as fat?

No-holds-barred discussion of childhood obesity

Gastric-Bypass Surgery: evaluate the risks of this extreme response to obesity.

The obesity 'epidemic' is proving to be a great new field for generating study grants. Do we really not know what is causing it?

This study reaches the amazing conclusion that video games and tv (translated into lack of exercise) increase the risk of childhood obesity.

The best diet for a growing child is well balanced, with natural, whole foods.

Does Diet Soda Work? If it generates profit for soda companies, then yes, it works. But it is not a good component of a healthy diet, and it doesn't really help you lose weight.

Obesity is a symptom of bad education, bad policy, mal-nutrition, and an increasingly dangerous social disease.