Many students see overweight as lazy If you’re overweight and visiting a dietitian for help, you probably want that person to think that you’ll actually follow the guidelines they set out for you, but a study suggests that a lot of dietitian students these days are prejudiced against ove...

Half of black teens could be considered deficient There’s a lot of debate about whether the current levels considered healthy for vitamin D consumption are too low, and if a new standard is agreed on it would mean about 14 percent of all teens would be considered deficient, as well as half of ...

Recession may lead to more weight gain Irish 14-year-olds today on average weigh about 52 pounds more than their grandparents did at that age, according to a study from University College Cork. A much better standard of living now than right after the war plays a big part in the difference, but the ...

Healthy parents tend to have healthier kids It shouldn’t be much of a shock that parents can take at least some of the blame for their kids being overweight or obese, but should there be any doubt that parents influence their children’s eating behavior, a study from California found that teens w...

34 percent are now obese The fattest nation in the world is now even fatter, according to statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics, which show 34 percent of Americans are officially obese, while 32.7 percent are merely overweight. This is the first time more people have registered a...

Experts say junk food ads still need to go An analysis of 27 studies on childhood obesity in Australia from 1985 to 2007 found that the number of kids who are obese has hit a plateau over the past five or 10 years, but health experts say that’s no reason to decrease pressure on companies that make...

By now you’ve probably seen our report on the fattest states in America released earlier this month. We found that Mississippi is still the fattest state in the Union, now for three years running, and Colorado is still the slimmest, though every state had some increase in obesity levels over t...

Tory leader, David Cameron, claimed yesterday that obese people only have themselves to blame. He argued that social problems were often the the consequence of individuals’ choices. Meanwhile, UK obesity statistics say around 10% of UK children are now diagnosed as overweight, and between 2 an...

For 2008 Mississippi has claimed the title of fattest state for the third consecutive year, while Colorado repeats as the leanest. Delaware rose the most places in the rankings over last year, while California dropped the most, according to a new analysis by CalorieLab, Inc. Most Obese States West V...

Baked goods to come without trans starting tomorrow New York City’s ban of the use of trans fat at the city’s eateries goes into full effect tomorrow, meaning that baked goods like doughnuts and the city’s famous cannolis should be free of the artery clogging fat. Restaurants have ...