Articles
Are Celebrity Chefs’ Recipes Contributing to the Obesity Crisis?
A new study from Britain's Coventry University reveals that celebrity chefs may compound the country's obesity problem by featuring too many fatty and highly...
The Latest Tool for Tracking Obesity? Facebook Likes
Obesity is a big problem that needs big solutions, and Facebook may be coming to the rescue. In a way that's never been possible before, people can record...
Study Identifies Four New Genetic Markers For Severe Childhood Obesity
Unhealthy food environments and sedentary lifestyles certainly contribute to obesity, but they can't entirely explain weight gain. The latest research points to...
Size Matters: Smaller Dishes Could Cut Childhood Obesity
Smaller plates, fewer calories? The latest study shows one way to fight childhood obesity may be to shrink the size of the dinner plate. According research...
Not All Screens Are Equal When It Comes to Obesity Risk: TV May Have Greatest Effect
Sitting in front of a screen can increase the risk of obesity, but TV seems to have a larger effect on weight than computers or video games. Computers,...
Photo Essays
Obesity in Mid-Century America: Early Days of a National Plague
“The most serious health problem in the U.S. today is obesity.” Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? In fact, that very assertion is now so commonplace that one might be...
LIFE Watches TV
Television gets a bad rap. As early as 1961, President Kennedy’s FCC chairman, Newton Minow, famously characterized most programming as a “vast wasteland.”...
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Overcoming Obesity
From the cutting edge to common sense, seeking the secrets of weight
The Sugary Brands Doing the Most Kid-Chasing
For the first time, obesity researchers have data showing that the least healthy cereals are the ones marketed most aggressively to kids. Here's the skinny on...
