Childhood obesity

Relax, snowflakes! The administration would simply prefer to direct our limited funds toward their favored…

On Wednesday afternoon, Michelle Obama lifted a very green, organic middle finger to any unnamed future presidents…

If your kid loves Garfield or Cathy (don’t knock it, there are dozens of us) you may want to keep a careful eye on…

Behold, one of the most depressing sentences you'll read today, courtesy of the AP: "A new study finds that much of…

Childhood obesity is a socioeconomic issue. According to a new study, Harvard University researchers found that…

A local busybody in Fargo, North Dakota has decided to take America's child obesity epidemic on herself this…

Somehow we missed this but the video for "Everybody" — a track featuring Doug E. Fresh that will appear on Michelle…

Good news for everybody out there who hates the white water: skim and low-fat milks aren't as awesome for…

Last year, in a piece for Vogue magazine, Dara-Lynn Weiss wrote about putting her 7-year-old daughter (pseudonym:…

The Biggest Loser, NBC's cash cow "reality" hit that teaches grown-ass men and women to hate the fat away, is now…

Want to hear something depressing? According to teachers' estimates, two-thirds of students in some public schools…

The Biggest Loser returns in January, and this time around, the program is "going after" childhood obesity. Trainer…

The statistics tell us that one in six U.S. children are obese, and one in three are overweight. And when you look…

A Walt Disney World exhibit on childhood obesity has been closed prematurely after fat acceptance groups pointed out…

Today in studies that would've made my eighth-grade self feel vindicated, we learn that kids who feel ostracized…

Recently, we learned that junk food in schools may not have much effect on kids' weight. But another study shows…

Last year, the state of Georgia started running "Stop Child Obesity" ads featuring real-live kids employed as child…

Congress has taken on a long-neglected injustice in the food pyramid and will push to ensure that pizza, once…

Spurred by concern over childhood obesity, for the first time in 15 years the federal government has proposed…

Schools used to dish out putrid pasta dishes, burned french fries, and mystery meats with few complaints from…