Tag: Obesity

Report: U.S most obese in the world, fattest kids by a mile, tops for poor teen health

Paul Bedard · October 13, 2015 6:16 pm

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that people who cut dietary fats lost 68 percent more body fat than people who cut carbohydrates. (AP Photo)Â

Study says cut fats, not carbs, to lose the most weight

Robert King · August 13, 2015 5:55 pm

Junk food is so visible in so many non-food retail outlets -- hardware stores, bookstores, car washes, offices -- that it's difficult for people to avoid encountering it wherever they go.Â

Americans crave too much junk food

Washington Examiner · August 3, 2015 4:01 am

Pizza.

Extra toppings could cause extra headaches for pizza chains

Robert King · July 14, 2015 4:01 am

Calories are listed next to menu items in a Starbucks coffee shop July 18, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

FDA delays calorie count rule

Robert King · July 9, 2015 5:03 pm

The fast food industry grossed more than $191 billion in 2013, according to Statista. (AP Photo)Â

What is your state’s fast food ranking?

Emilie Padgett · June 6, 2015 4:01 am

People walk on the street, Thursday, July 7, 2011, in Montpelier, Vt. National statistics show that Vermont is dropping from its perch near the top of national rankings of the least obese states. In 1995, 13.4 percent of Vermonters were considered obese. Now the figure is 23.5. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

America is losing the battle against obesity

Emilie Padgett · May 29, 2015 9:00 am

Gallup said obesity rates were highest in Southern and Midwestern states and lowest in Western and Northeastern states, a pattern that has continued since Gallup started tracking the rates in 2008. (Getty Image)

Mississippi the fattest state again

Robert King · May 27, 2015 7:38 pm

Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative was cited as one of the programs helping to combat childhood obesity. (Getty)

Obesity costs $92k per person

Robert King · May 13, 2015 9:00 am

Burger King is following in the stead of McDonald's and Wendy's by removing soft drinks from its kids menu boards and instead offering fat-free milk. (Getty Images)

Burger King drops kid soft drinks

Paige Winfield Cunningham · March 10, 2015 4:03 pm

In this Feb. 4, 2014, photo, Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Surgeon general to focus on obesity

Paige Winfield Cunningham · March 6, 2015 10:00 am

"I'm overweight, and I've struggled with my weight for the past thirty years on and off and that's the way it is," Christie told CNN.

Chris Christie should let Americans in on his weight loss journey

Beverly Hallberg · January 11, 2015 10:00 am