I wish that the medical and insurance industries would treat obesity like the disease that it is. It would save a ton of heartache, and money, in the long run.
We produce and consume some of the most decadent food in the world - you would think watching what we eat is really not part of the Louisiana experience.
With obesity a growing concern across the state, Louisiana officials are offering an incentive to restauranteurs to create and offer healthier alternatives to their patrons.
Childhood obesity is soaring. In fact, about a third of US children are currently overweight or obese — and a new study may reveal one big cause.
Researchers found toddlers who have a poor relationship with their moms could be twice as likely to be obese by the time they turn 15, possibly because they tend to turn to food as a substitute for motherly comfort.
A boy in Cleveland, OH, who weighs more than 200 pounds, was taken from his mother by authorities last week. Officials were forced to remove the third-grader from his home when caseworkers decided that his mother’s inability to reduce his weight constituted medical neglect.