obesity

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.

Thank you Mississippi for once again keeping us out of the bottom spot of a national ranking.

Let's face it, when you're traveling by air you're really nothing more than cargo that can complain and read a magazine.

Wouldn't you know that the most effective weight loss program in the country is considered to be against the law in some states?

An abundance of good food and the lack of physical activity have once again place our state on top of a unhealthy list.

Those who've tried it have lost 30 pounds or more in a single month. It does have its drawbacks.

We all look at doughnuts and immediately think about our waistline. Well look again at some other things you're probably already eating.

You've probably figured out the New Orleans made this list with ease but the second city in the top ten just might surprise you a little.

As we go into the holiday eating season, wouldn't it be nice to have a way to lose weight without spending a ton of money, working out like a maniac or dieting? The University of Birmingham in England has found a way for you to drop 10 pounds in no time.

In this week's edition of Wellness Wednesday, Dr. Kevin explained why making the right food choices is a struggle. Overeating is part of our biology.

The internet exploded this week with news that a Fargo woman was going to hand out letters instead of candy to kids she deemed as "moderately obese," but is it all just a hoax?

This year, some children in Fargo, North Dakota may get a bigger trick than treat when hitting the streets for trick-or-treating. That's because a woman in the city has decided to take a stand against childhood obesity, which on its face it's a noble effort. However, the method in which she is doing it is turning heads.

Less than a month after the FDA approved weight loss drug Belviq — the first anti-obesity drug to gain federal approval in over a decade — the agency has signed off on Qsymia, another medication to help combat the nation’s expanding waistline.

It’s pretty common knowledge that most brides will stress out about losing weight before the wedding in an effort to fit into that perfect dress. For this Susanne Eman, however, fitting into the perfect dress means not losing sight of her goal and keeping her weight at 800 pounds.

We’ve seen the statistical future and it doesn’t look good. Studies show that an alarming amount of Americans will be considered obese in 18 years.

We never used to think of chubby kids as being anything other than adorable, but researchers are now more concerned about children’s eating habits now that more Americans are being considered obese. According to a new study, 40 percent of American children enter kindergarten with a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 75 percentile. Anything over the 85th percentile is considered “overweight,” a

World’s fattest mom Susanne Eman weighs 728 pounds, and the 32-year-old mother of two is consuming over 20,000 calories a day in hopes of eventually setting the all-time record for heaviest woman, which is 1,600 pounds.

FAT CATS (AND DOGS) The obesity epidemic in America isn’t limited to humans- it’s affecting our pets too! According to research, half of pet dogs and cats in the U.S. are overweight.