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Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'

2013-05-18 00:00:00

As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...

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...

Lawmakers test Brown's no-tax resolve with calls to hike levies

2013-05-15 16:45:00

SACRAMENTO — Releasing his latest budget plan this week, Gov. Jerry Brown repeated his assurance that the tax hikes voters agreed to last fall were enough, that he won't ask them to dig deeper into their pockets any time soon. "We just got a...

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...

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows: 'The Confession'

2013-05-10 13:30:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black Paul (Dylan Bruce)...

Coca-Cola anti-obesity promises include no advertising to kids

2013-05-08 08:56:00

Coca-Cola is making major promises to fight obesity – ceasing advertisements directed at kids, slapping calorie counts on all its packaging – as the soda giant stares down a rising tide of concern over sugar-stuffed beverages. On Wednesday,...

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....

Posting calories: 'So yesterday' already?

2013-05-08 16:17:00

At chain restaurants across the country, the ink is scarcely dry on new menus posting the calorie counts of food and beverage options. But already, public health experts are debating whether there might be better ways to influence Americans' nutritional...

Matt Kenseth wins NASCAR pole at Richmond after penalties flap

2013-04-26 17:30:00

Matt Kenseth is back to letting his car doing the talking, thank you. Kenseth on Friday won the pole position for the next Sprint Cup Series race one day after he blasted NASCAR for the penalties levied against the driver and his team following their...

Oil and soda taxes advance in California Legislature

2013-05-01 16:14:00

SACRAMENTO -- Two controversial tax measures advanced Wednesday in the California Legislature — a penny-per-ounce levy on soda and a charge on oil pumped from the ground in the state. The Senate Health Committee members approved a bill by state...

Letters: The fine print of obesity surgery

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Re "What we should learn from the 1-800-GET-THIN saga," Column, April 21 Readers should not be left with the impression that patients who underwent weight-loss surgery after seeing an advertisement on a billboard were unaware of the risks. Those...

Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen

2013-05-02 05:00:00

Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...

Experts agree that MyFitnessPal is comprehensive and easy to use. "It covers cardio, strength training and food," says Margreta Rempert, association director of personal training at the Y of Central Maryland. "It's helpful for folks trying to hit that weight loss goal.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Premieres: Tuesday, May 28 on ABC Why we're watching: The show formerly known as "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" returns with a shorter title, but the same focus: uplifting stories of people who, over the course of a year, strive to lose up to half their body weight and transform their

2013-05-13 18:57:20

Coca-Cola made a series of pledges to help curb obesity.

2013-05-08 08:40:39