Overweight

Lack of strength training is most common U.S. health vice

2013-05-22 06:15:00

Have you lifted weights today? Odds are, the answer is no. A new report on Americans’ health vices says failure to do strength-training exercises is far more common than the more obvious bad behaviors of smoking, heavy drinking, being a couch potato...

More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says

2013-05-21 16:07:00

More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say. The study provides some of the first evidence of a causal effect between gym and childhood obesity. It is to be published...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity

2013-05-20 13:44:00

Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if�ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...

Letters: Abercrombie and the rest of us

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Re "Abercrombie's pitiful pitch," Perspective, May 14 Robin Abcarian is right that Abercrombie & Fitch's refusal to make clothes for women who aren't skinny smacks of elitism. However, should we embrace the figures — 5 feet 4 inches and 162...

Bill would ban junk food from vending machines at state offices

2013-05-07 17:52:00

Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics....

Will voters still love Chris Christie when he's not so fat?

2013-05-09 05:00:00

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is worried enough about an early death due to obesity that, two weeks ago under a fake name, he checked himself into a hospital and had lap-band surgery on his stomach. It is being reported that having his tummy tied has...

Kate Upton lands Vogue cover, talks famous curves

2013-05-10 12:37:00

Kate Upton has arrived. Again. The curvaceous blond model has landed herself the sizzling June cover of fashion bible Vogue magazine. Vogue editor Anna Wintour appears to have finally given Upton her seal of approval, because it's the first time she's...

Abercrombie & Fitch CEO's ugly quest for attractive 'cool kids'

2013-05-11 08:26:00

This week, a suburban Washington, D.C.-area mom packed up her three daughters’ Abercrombie & Fitch clothes and returned them to the firm’s chief executive, Mike Jeffries, with a note explaining that she wouldn’t be letting her kids...

TV's focus on childhood obesity hits home

2013-04-15 12:00:00

I was a pioneer of childhood obesity. By the time I was a junior in high school, I weighed more than 200 pounds. I was a fat kid before being a fat kid made you the topic of a national conversation and the first lady's pet project, back when Gatorade...

Michael Mosley puts his health to many tests

2013-04-13 00:00:00

The patient in his 50s was mildly overweight, had high cholesterol and was headed down the road to diabetes. Common problems, and his doctor made the usual recommendation: medications. But the patient, Michael Mosley — a British author, journalist,...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee on family health

2013-04-06 00:00:00

Former track and field Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee is no stranger to the benefits of daily workouts and a healthful lifestyle. As a six-time medal winner, she lived her life always in her own best shape. But many kids and families today face...

Letters: All hail the nanny in chief

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Re "On the front lines of firearms debate," March 29 The National Rifle Assn. and others on the right may criticize New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the "nanny in chief," but he is on to something. Look around you: Most people are overweight or...

An overweight hip-hop star is nothing new (see: Notorious BIG, Big Punisher and Fat Joe, to name a few). But one who can cook a fat meal, then lay down rhymes to match is something to chew on.

2012-05-24 13:03:00

Overweight and obese kids might be more prone to missing days from school than kids who are normal weight, a study finds.

2012-02-24 13:22:06

Children of overweight or obese fathers might be at greater risk for obesity themselves, a study finds.

2012-01-20 12:04:59