A Chicago school's 'nanny state' ban on bagged lunches
Posted on April 12, 2011, at 3:04 PMIn an effort to encourage healthier eating, one principal has prohibited students from bringing in homemade food. Is this anything but bureaucratic overreach?
The 17-day diet: A 'gimmicky' way to lose 12 pounds?
Posted on April 11, 2011, at 1:56 PMA new diet claims to use "metabolic confusion" to help you lose a lot of weight very, very quickly. Does it really work?
The all-Twinkie diet and 9 more single-item weight-loss plans
Posted on April 4, 2011, at 1:40 PMAn Iowa journalist reveals that an all-beer diet helped him lose 15 pounds. Here, a look at the various one-food or drink diets that show unusually good results
Arizona's 'cruel and regressive' fat tax
Posted on April 4, 2011, at 1:07 PMThe state is considering a $50 annual fee for Medicaid patients who are obese or smoke. Is that fair?
Should movie theaters reveal popcorn calorie counts?
Posted on April 1, 2011, at 2:40 PMFilmgoers should realize just how fatty and calorie-laden their popcorn is, says the FDA — but is it really the movie chains' responsibility to tell them?
7 things Americans are too fat to do: A slideshow
Posted on March 24, 2011, at 4:05 PMAs the obesity crisis deepens, Americans are having trouble fitting into everything from airplane seats to ambulances
The Dukan Diet: Can 5 million thin French people be wrong?
Posted on March 23, 2011, at 6:15 AMThe controversial, hugely popular French diet has helped millions of Europeans shed pounds. Now it's coming to America
How Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity campaign encourages bullying
Posted on March 17, 2011, at 11:48 AMThe First Lady's Let's Move campaign alienates fat children, and makes them more vulnerable to being picked on, says Paul Campos at The Daily Beast
Death of the Heart Attack Grill's 575-pound frontman: Who's to blame?
Posted on March 7, 2011, at 1:59 PMThe gluttony-themed restaurant's obese spokesperson, Blair River, dies at 29. Now, even more detractors are saying that the Heart Attack Grill is in tragically bad taste
Can 'self-compassion' help you lose weight?
Posted on March 4, 2011, at 7:15 AMHarsh self-criticism won't help you lose weight, say some psychologists. But self-love just might
An epidemic of obese pets: By the numbers
Posted on February 23, 2011, at 4:18 PMLike many of their owners, America's dogs and cats are losing the battle of the bulge — and it's costing them their health
Will junk food lower your child's IQ?
Posted on February 10, 2011, at 8:47 AMA new study suggests that feeding kids too much fat and sugar at a young age can drag down their test scores later in childhood
The world's obesity 'tsunami': By the numbers
Posted on February 7, 2011, at 1:01 PMAmerica is not alone. Global obesity has more than doubled over the last three decades
DiGiornio's 'unholy marriage' of frozen pizza, cookies, and wings
Posted on February 3, 2011, at 1:09 PMDo weight-challenged Americans really need a combo package of frozen pizza and cookie dough? How about pizza and "wyngz"? DiGiorno says yes — who's with them?
The Feds' 'eat less' guidelines: Too vague to help?
Posted on February 2, 2011, at 10:50 AMThe USDA's new Dietary Guidelines tell Americans, for the first time ever, to eat less — but fail to specify which foods to avoid. Is this really fighting the obesity epidemic?
The Girl Scout Cookie lie: No trans-fats
Posted on January 28, 2011, at 7:15 AMThe cookies' labels give the impression the time-honored treat is healthier than it is — and health advocates are not happy
- A linguistic dissection of 7 annoying teenage sounds
- WATCH: Suspect defends brutal beheading of London man in broad daylight
- The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'
- Confessions of a trust-fund baby
- Sadly, you are uglier than you think
- 32 TV shows to watch in 2013 [Updated]
- The FBI kills Tamerlan Tsarnaev's friend: 4 things we know [Updated]
- How the White House's war on media backfired
- Is the Xbox One the smart TV we've all been waiting for?
- WATCH: Jon Stewart hates everyone in Washington now
- The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'
- Are we on the cusp of a solar energy boom?
- Why Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn doesn't want tornado relief money
- WATCH: Jon Stewart hates everyone in Washington now
- LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area
- Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back
- 7 purported health benefits of drinking coffee
- What is a quantum computer — and why does Google need one?
- Why NASA is funding a 3D pizza printer
- The cool backstory of the Slurpee
|
||
|
|
The daily gossip: Paris Hilton is releasing another album, and more |
|
|
|
The daily gossip: Seth MacFarlane definitely won't be hosting the Oscars next year, and more |
|
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
