Tag Archives: Weight Stories

It seems like Americans are lifting more cheeseburgers than weights. According to a new report published in the May 3 issue of the CDC’s publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, only 20 percent of US adults are getting the recommended amounts of both muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise. The report found that 51.6 percent… Read More »

Do you think you’re meeting the necessary requirements for physical fitness? If so, you’re one of the few. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 80 percent of U.S. adults fail to meet standards set by government officials on aerobic training and muscle strengthening. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued… Read More »

Obie, a formerly obese dachshund, is recovering after surgery that removed 2.5 lbs. of loose skin on Tuesday night. Fans of Obie have been following his weight loss on his Facebook page, Biggest Loser, Doxie Edition, which boasts 89,631 “likes.” The surgery, performed at the Emergency Veterinary Clinic of Tualatin, was successful, reported his owner Nora Vanatta… Read More »

Putting aside the abstruse language of dietetics, restaurant menus listing the exercise costs of food items led to healthier choices by patrons, a new study found. Researchers at Texas Christian University studied 300 men and women under the age of 30, breaking them into three groups with menus of the same food choices. One group… Read More »

A study out of the Harvard Medical School in Boston found that Facebook statuses could accurately predict how healthy regions of the United States were.  Researchers cross referenced information about the content of people’s Facebook statuses and cross-referenced them with obesity statistics from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance survey… Read More »

While Democratic majority in California are in favor of comimposing a tax on sugary drinks at once cent per fluid ounce, the bill is brewing up an opposition among the public and fellow lawmakers. In order to confront California’s obesity epidemic, policy makers are proposing a bill to tax sugary drinks. The draft is heading… Read More »

hedding some light on the progressive debate over government restrictions on sugary sodas and candy, Thursday’s Harris Interactive/Healthday poll shows that around 57 percent of US citizens are in opposition to soda and candy taxes. “The idea of taxing calorie-rich candies and sodas may be popular with some public health advocates, who see them as… Read More »

If you were deterred by signs displaying the amount of calories in your fast food meal wait until you’re told how much exercise it will take to burn those calories. A researcher team from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth says telling diners how much exercise it will take to burn off the calories they… Read More »

A new study suggests that becoming pregnant as a teenager raises the risk of obesity in later life. Researchers found that 44.2 percent of women who gave birth as teens were obese, compared with 35.2 percent of women who hadn’t given birth as a teen. Overall, women who had given birth between ages 13 and… Read More »

Certain diets claim to benefit people with demanding schedules who don’t otherwise have the time to diet or exercise, but losing weight while you sleep? That’s what obesity specialist and former NASA nutritionist Dr. Caroline Apovian says you can do in her new book The Overnight Diet: The Proven Plan for Fast, Permanent Weight Loss.… Read More »

As federal budget cuts may force “Meals On Wheels” to drop hundreds from its rolls in the San Francisco Bay area, paying customers there just gained a new dinner option — delivery from Burger King. For a minimum order of $8-10, consumers may order items including “Any 4 Large Sandwich Combos from your choice of… Read More »