Black Women Lose Less Weight Than White Women on Same Diet
Researchers believe genetics could account for this disparity With so much talk around how hair deters black women from working out and how we love...
Category : Obesity
Big Bowls Could Lead to Fat Children
A recent study shows bowl size may be the solution to childhood obesity Want to help fight childhood obesity? Give your kids smaller bowls. A...
Obesity in the U.S.
Fighting the epidemic with proper diet and exercise From 2009-2010, more than one-third of all American adults were obese, but no population in this country...
Childhood Obesity and Early Puberty in Girls Linked
Study shows current rates of early development higher than in the late ’90s Young girls in this country are hitting puberty sooner, says a new...
Baby-Ready Body: Get Your Weight Under Control
Being overweight or obese can cause a whole host of problems for women trying to get pregnant Overweight and obese women have more difficulty getting...
Focusing on Weight Loss May Not Be Effective
Study finds women respond better to being told to stay at their current weight Telling overweight women to stay at their current weight was more...
Obesity Across the States
What share of the adult population is obese?. After three decades of weight gains, adult obesity rates remained flat in the last year in every...
Blacks Less Likely to Get Weight-Loss Surgery
Blacks are reportedly less likely to get bariatric surgery for weight loss than whites, although more blacks qualify, according to new numbers. Bariatric surgeries can...
Obesity: A Growing Problem
Reasons for the growth in girth are debated Obesity means having excess body fat. For adults 35 and older, having a BMI greater than 30...
Obesity Is Now a Disease: What It Means for Blacks
The obesity epidemic is extraordinarily high in the black community Obesity is now classified as a disease. This was the final decision at the annual...