I Love To Eat, But This Year I’m Cutting Down For My Health

I am the kind of girl who can proudly out-eat anyone. “Hey, look at me eat this burrito the size of a toddler!” “Fried pig skins? Bring it!” “Chicago style […]

Most people have already started making their list of resolutions and changes that will be their best intentions for the New Year. The beginning of a year motivates many to […]

By Jeff Kreisberg Earlier this week National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued new guidelines for testing cholesterol levels in children. They recommended all children ages 9 to 11 should be […]

Dear Martha: I am a woman who feels fulfilled in my professional life, as I have reached every goal I set for myself, and I feel really good about it. […]

If current trends continue, about 50 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030, according to a new study. This would increase the total number of obese people in the […]

A new report shows that kids and teenagers are exposed to more ads for sugary sodas and drinks than ever before and that Latino and African-American youth are being targeted […]

If we have any hope of our children living longer and healthier lives than us, we must do something about childhood obesity. One in three children are obese and obese children are likely […]

A healthy breakfast can reduce your risk of obesity by as much as 50%.  Everyone has heard the statement, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” but do […]

The “Million Hearts” initiative aims to prevent 1 million deaths from cardiovascular disease over the next five years. In addition to costing Americans $444 billion a year in medical costs […]

I bet you’re thinking to yourself — enough already with the obesity topic! Well, there’s a reason I harp so much about obesity; it’s because, despite all that’s been written […]