obesity

Your gut is arguably one of the most important parts of your body.

The solution to the health crisis that plagues our country lies in how we teach our children to be healthy.

Could the potential cure for diabetes and obesity be as simple as protein?

Accumulation of a toxic class of fat metabolites, known as ceramides, may make people more prone to type 2 diabetes.

Maybe Santa is jolly, and a little corpulent, but research seems to indicate that big people are not happier.

Don't believe the naysayers who will tell you everything is beyond your control.

Aerobic exercise may be the key to reversing the effects of aging on androgen levels.

With Thanksgiving fast approaching there is no better time than now for this report.

New research has uncovered more effective strategies to combat the escalating obesity epidemic.

You keep putting the weight back on because you never changed your lifestyle.

Are reduced or zero-calorie sodas a boon or bane to your weight loss goals?

The latest effort by the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition is on the fast track to nowhere.

How do you spark motivation on the community level?

BMI is one indicator of obesity, but other markers also need to be taken into account.

If larger servings are to blame for the obesity crisis, could portioned meals lead to greater long-term fat loss?

You'd have a hard time coming up with a better recipe for obesity than the formula currently in use in school cafeterias.

Science says air conditioning makes you fat. But it also says being in cold water burns more calories. What gives?