The CDC today released its annual state of the union’s health, and there’s good news and bad. We’re living longer, for example. But we’re also gaining more weight Read more »

Starting your day off with an egg may help curb your appetite better than cereal, new research suggests. Read more »

BMI's days as a top way to measure body fat and associated health risks may be numbered. New research suggests that the better way to know where you stand concerning health risks related to your amount of body fat is your waist-to-height ratio. Read more »

An FDA advisory committee voted 18-4, with one abstention, that the agency should approve lorcaserin, which would make it the first new prescription weight loss drug in more than a decade. Read more »

Institute of Medicine: The U.S. obesity "crisis:" demands "urgent" action: Make physical activity routine; create healthy food/beverage environments; change food messages; expand doctor/employer/insurer roles; focus on schools. Read more »

A new study found that people who commuted more than 15 miles to work each day were more likely to be obese and to carry a lot of fat around the belly -- where it's especially bad for the heart -- and less likely to get enough exercise compared to those who drove less than 5 miles to work each day. Read more »

By 2030, 42% of Americans will be obese and 11% will be severely obese, Duke University and CDC researchers predict. Read more »

By 2030, 42% of Americans will be obese and 11% will be severely obese, Duke University and CDC researchers predict. Read more »

The same ingredient in black pepper that makes you sneeze may help keep you slim. Read more »

Whether we like or loathe the smell of a frying pork chop may depend on our genes, a new study shows. Read more »