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Both are important for your life but which should you focus on for your health goals? Advice from a RealSimple article says that for different effects on your life, you will…

The "Biggest Loser" emphasizes exercise when it should be focusing more on diet. Adding 30 minutes of exercise does not reduce your calorie budget as much as cutting out two…

Is one more important than the other? A meta-study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association sought to compare the effectiveness of 59 diets and found that there was no…

"Deceptively Simple" Solution to Obesity? The American Heart Association says that the the way to beat obesity is to eat fewer calories and increase calorie burning activity. So why is a…

An article from the Harvard T.F Chan School of Public Health has explored Obesity throughout the world and highlights some striking observations, summarized below. Roughly 500 million people are obese today,…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that no state has an obesity rate less than 20%, as of 2015. In 21 states and some territories, obesity rates were…

According to the State of Obesity, which is a  project of the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,  greater than 1 in 4 adult Americans are obese.…

Rates of obesity in Louisville, Kentucky are rising according to a New York Times articles that states that 6 in 10 residents of the city are considered overweight. The city…

A recent New York Times article highlights a study that shed light on risks specific to overweight and obese women. This study found that even being slightly overweight can increase your…

An insightful article from the New York Times argues that the idea of an "ideal weight" should be forgotten, and the focus should be shifted to "dangerous weights." This came…

The American Heart Association (AHA) defines obesity as having a BMI of 30 or greater, and it states that almost 70% of Americans are either obese or overweight. Although it…