obesity

The results may surprise you.

When it comes to how people perceive their leaders, size does matter.

The 2015 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index is out and the Utica-Rome-Mohawk Valley region is one of the top 20 fattest cities in America, according to the survey. Our area was tied for 18th place with Akron, Ohio for the most obese cities in the country...

Ok, weight watchers, has the miracle cure been electricity all along?  Well, there apparently there is a new product, recently approved by the FDA.  It works closely with the concept of a dog collar – You know, the thing that gives your dog a shock when he barks in an attempt to get him to ultimately stop barking?  Sound crazy?  Read on.

A big reason folks join a gym is to lose weight. But if a patron of the female-oriented Body Exchange gym in Canada gets too svelte they are liable to lose their membership.

By this time next year, residents of New York City won’t be able to buy an absurdly large and absurdly overpriced cup of soda to go alongside their absurdly large and absurdly overpriced vat of popcorn when they are enjoying a movie. That’s because New York mayor Mike Bloomberg has proposed a ban — which is widely expected to be ratified by the city’s board of health — that would outlaw the sale o

Childhood Obesity is a rising concern here in America. Over the past year, parents have been educated even more, and they are supposed to be teaching their children well. But apparently parents aren’t getting the right education in the first place.

It's the same thing year after year..."This year I gonna lose weight even if it kills me".  You join a fitness center only to never make an appearance.  If you really want  to lose weight, don't diet. Diets can make you feel deprived, and that makes you more prone to binge eating -- not exactly a good way to shed pounds. Instead of dieting, make small changes in your eating habits. Accor