Nov 17th, 2008 · Burlington, Vt., was just named the healthiest city in America by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ninety-two percent of residents there say they are in good or great health. The CDC also named America's most unhealthy city. That dubious honor goes to Huntington, W.Va. Nearly half of the residents there are obese. And half the elderly population have lost all their teeth.
Oct 16th, 2008 · A new study using chocolate milkshakes and brain imaging suggests obese people may overeat because it takes longer for their brains to register satisfaction or pleasure.
May 28th, 2008 · For the first time since the 1980s, America's childhood obesity epidemic has leveled off. New government figures indicate that the percentage of overweight and obese children in 2005 and '06 were about the same as in '03 and '04. Still, one-third of U.S. kids are overweight, obese or morbidly obese.
Jan 22nd, 2008 · With 35 percent of dogs and cats now considered obese, Hollywood trainer Gunnar Peterson figures there's a market for an exercise video for pets and their human friends. For instance, "cat curls" -- you hold a flashlight while doing stomach crunches and the cat chases the moving light.
Nov 29th, 2007 · Scientists discover resveratrol, a substance in red wine that lets obese mice live as long as regular mice. Researchers say they've come up with a drug that does much the same thing, but is more powerful.
Sep 16th, 2007 · In South Los Angeles, where 30 percent of adults are obese, activists and lawmakers are pointing to one possible cause: few dining-out choices except for fast-food restaurants. Now, City Council member Jan Perry has proposed a two-year ban on opening new fast-food restaurants in South L.A.
Jul 2nd, 2007 · Scientists at Georgetown University have determined that the combination of stress and a high-fat diet causes mice to become obese. The leader of the research believes it might help understand causes and prevention of human obesity.
May 16th, 2007 · Unlike the French, U.S. workers don't have to take a medical checkup every year to prove they're healthy enough to come to the office. But some U.S. doctors have come up with their own solution to the obesity crisis: the walking desk. The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota invented a desk fixed to a treadmill so workers can do accounts while burning calories. The clinic persuaded 15 obese volunteers to use it and found they burned 100 extra calories an hour. In a year, they could lose up to 66 pounds, at the office.