Plus, the average size for women is no longer a 14 and an inmate dies of thirst in jail run by pro-Trump sheriff.
New Jersey resident Errol Narvaez was mortified after he was removed from a United Airlines flight due to his weight.
The USDA says most Americans don’t enough roughage and are at high risk for preventable chronic illnesses.
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge delivers this week’s CBC Message To America focusing on the plight of children in this country. Fudge explained to viewers that parents, teachers, students and community activists tell her the same thing -- “children across this country need our help.”
Did you know that there are different types of body fat? According to a new study published in the journal Diabetes, people with higher levels…
The issue of blacks and weight management continues to be a problematic topic. Studies say that four out of five black women are overweight or…
A big part of why children are obese is because of what they eat at school. Listen to the audio player to hear Dr. Collier discuss how…
It’s not all about how many calories kids consume that is causing obesity. Dr. Collier says what kids eat and how often they eat that also…
African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us.
I think we have all long known what John Gray put down in words in his bestseller, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: There are differences between the sexes, not just physically, but psychologically. And a new study being published in the May issue of Personality Individual Differences reinforces that belief.
First lady Michelle Obama framed her national campaign against childhood obesity in intensely personal terms, relating that her own daughters were starting to get off-track before the family’s pediatrician gave her a wake-up call and warned her to watch it.
CHICAGO — Paris Woods is hardly a poster child for the obesity epidemic. Lining up dripping wet with kids on her swim team, she’s a blend of girlish chunkiness and womanly curves.
