Humans aren't the only Americans affected by our obesity epidemic. Our pets' waistlines are bulging, too. Nearly half our nation's dogs and cats are overweight or obese, according to a study by the American Journal of Veterinary Research. ...more

March 6, 2009

Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full. ...more

October 24, 2008

American consumers should be wary of food manufacturers that launch campaigns to promote their product's safety. A prime example is the Corn Refiners Association, which is sponsoring ads extolling the virtues of high fructose corn syrup. ...more

September 13, 2008

In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. ...more

September 7, 2008

What is this infatuation with going faster, higher and more dangerously than ever before? ...more

May 9, 2008

One week after U.S. researchers announced that pushing down blood sugar levels as close as possible to normal might be dangerous for high-risk diabetes patients, a preliminary analysis of a similar international study has found no such risk. ...more

February 14, 2008

For years, health experts have been warning that Americans are too fat, that we exercise too little and eat too much, that our health is in jeopardy. ...more

February 3, 2008

You don't have to be black to take part in celebrity fitness expert Ian Smith's 50 Million Pound Challenge. ...more

January 17, 2008

A much-anticipated report from the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness is chock full of ideas for whipping flabby Floridians into shape. ...more

December 31, 2007

Being overweight as a child significantly increases the risk of heart disease in adulthood as early as age 25, according to a large new study that provides the most powerful evidence yet that the obesity epidemic is spawning a generation prone to serious adult health problems. ...more

December 6, 2007