obesity

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.

When it comes to groceries in Louisiana, we are heads and shoulders above the rest and because of that, we tend to carry a little extra...

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.

According to a new national study, Louisiana ranks as the sixth most obese state.

Wallet Hub has just released it's annual list of America's Fattest Cities, and Louisiana landed 2 spots in the top 10!

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.

Louisiana residents love their soft drinks but not as much as citizens of one other Southern state do.

Laura Smith didn’t get a massage, but she was still rubbed the wrong way.

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.