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Rising affluence has made about 60 million Chinese — equal to the population of France — obese, state media said on Monday.
Ride a bike or hop on a skateboard. Any physical activity is cool — and a plus in the fight against childhood obesity.
Is it OK for doctors and parents to tell children and teens they're fat? That seems to be at the heart of a debate over whether to replace the fuzzy language favored by the U.S. government with the painful truth — telling kids if they're obese or overweight.
By the winter of 2005, the extra calories and his now-sedentary lifestyle caught up with him. During a doctor's visit, Welch discovered that his weight had skyrocketed. "That was pretty depressing to see that 262 [pounds] on the physical.
For 43 years, the happy smiley people at Disneyland have been telling us it's a small world after all. But now, finally, reality has set in.
....Westgate Resorts, the largest private employer in Central Florida, has banned smoking and won't budge from a policy of not hiring smokers and firing employees who do smoke....
LONDON (Reuters) - Parents of severely overweight children could be sent letters warning them of the health dangers involved, the government said on Monday. Letters could be sent after children are routinely weighed at primary school at the ages of five and 10.
I'm 36 years old. 5'8 inches tall. 245lbs. That's right - 245. I'm what you would consider fat obese. And trust me when I say that 245 is actually a good thing right now
5 U.S. scientists have discovered a potential way for people to eat as much as they like but remain slim and energetic.
According to the American Obesity Association, 30.4 percent of children ages 12 to 19 are considered overweight, 15.5 percent are classified as obese and the prevalence of obesity within this age group has more than doubled over the past 25 years. Yet, there is hope.
I am 53 years old, 5'10" tall and I weigh 190 pounds. According to the Body Mass Index (BMI) I am overweight. I even look fat and have developed a paunch. A person is considered overweight when their BMI is over 25. Mine is 27.3. A BMI of 30 is obese.
An article about a simple tact for changing your life. Many links to fat loss diets and health care options on the site
Mississippians need to skip the gravy, say no to the fried pickles and start taking brisk walks to fight an epidemic of obesity, experts say. According to a new study, this Deep South state is the fattest in the nation.
Americans are among the fattest people in the world with Mississippi in the lead where a whopping one out of every three people is obese. Mississippi also ranks highest in adult hypertension and second-highest in adult diabetes.
One more reason to consume Mediterranean-style diet. Apart from helping the heart, the high-fruit, low-red-meat diet can also improve sexual function in women with the metabolic syndrome, an Italian study says.
Many people who suffer from being overlarge can become acutely embarrassed in the company of their leaner and fitter brethren, particularly in circumstances such as at a gym or on the beach when skimpy and revealing costumes are the order of the day.
Here's a map of the U.S. that shows the percentage of obese Americans over the years by state. Frightening. Now imagine if the latest data weren't 3 years old and if this was tracking overweight people not just obese people. That's really scary.
Is gaining weight contagious? Yes, according to a surprising new study that says keeping company with the obese can make you fat, too.
Obese girls are half as likely to attend college as non-obese girls, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin.
Unprecedented study by Great Ormond Street Hospital says mothers who work risk their children becoming overweight
It's no secret that Europeans enjoy new ways to tax people - if they can tell you they are doing it for your own good, so much the better.
According to a recent study in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, obese pregnant women can lose weight or avoid gaining weight without harming their babies.
First the obesity problem in humans alarmed physicians and then veterinarians worried about fat cags ( and dogs) but now a team of researchers in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and Virginia Tech has determined that horses are also facing serious h …
But this is the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the mirror opposite of the West on questions of women's weight. To men here, fat is sexy.
OVERWEIGHT couples desperate to adopt are being told they are too fat to make good parents. Governments in South Korea, Taiwan and China have banned obese couples from adopting because they want "the most stable and harmonious environment" for children.
Gabrielle Ayala, 10, takes good care of her virtual pet. She diligently logs online to Neopets.com to feed the cat-like creature ice cream, omelets, smoothies, jellies, and baked goods. For Gabrielle, the Web site is about fun.
High blood pressure affects one out of three adult Americans or about 72 million people. However this is no longer a problem affecting only developed nations with steadily increasing numbers of overweight and obese citizens.
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