Nearly three-quarters of American youth are ineligible to serve in the military due to being overweight, undereducated, or having a criminal or drug history.
New studies and polls on the effect of the COVID-19 shutdowns show that while the coronavirus may cause all kinds of nasty effects – un to and including death in some – the impact of the economic shutdown...
Of course it does. But this isn't institutional racism in any way. It's only government policy based on race, reinforcing inequality under the "law" as the politicians impose mandates that run completely...
As numerous city-based politicians in the US move to stop the spread of those evil, obesity-inducing "drive-thrus" -- all for our own good -- they actually give us an opportunity to learn something more...
Are you tired of your doctors telling you that your weight might be contributing to your medical conditions? If so, an article on Yahoo Lifestyle suggests just avoiding those doctors and the topic forever.
“Body-positive” activists are upset that reality TV star Louise Thompson titled her upcoming book “Body Positive,” claiming the actress is stealing language that’s actually meant to describe...
After feminists complained that the app was “shaming” women for their weight, Google has removed a beta Maps feature that allowed users to see how many calories--symbolized by mini-cupcakes--they could...
Lush, the beauty brand that is known for its liberal political activism and bath bombs, is apologizing for making social media posts informing people about the health risks related to obesity. As...
In the late 19th century, great American novelist and freedom-lover Mark Twain is said to have told a British audience that rumors of his demise had been greatly exaggerated. Although this is a misquote,...
In a town hall meeting in Laos on Wednesday, President Barack Obama said that there are a set of health issues that have to do with “prosperity,” because “as people get wealthier, they’re...
Six years into First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to end childhood obesity, it turns out there are actually more fat people in the United States now than there were...
After five years and half a billion dollars consumed, the federal government has finally admitted in a new study that it has failed in its Quixotic attempt to eliminate so-called “food deserts."...
First Lady Michelle Obama certainly does love to tout her successes. However, is her “Let’s Move” campaign to combat obesity really that successful? Last Friday, Obama spoke at a...
Rates of adult obesity are on the rise across the United States, according to a new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being study based on data gathered from 2008 to 2015. The national obesity rate reached...
Taking a page out of Michelle Obama’s tasteless organic playbook, Connecticut State Representative Roland Lemar (D) has jumped into the soft drink tax debate and introduced a bill that would place...
Image via Screenshot For the first time in over two decades, less than half of Americans (49 percent) say they want to lose weight, according to a recent Gallup poll. The percentage reflects a sharp drop...
Despite all of the diets and health supplements available today, obesity in America is on the rise. According to a Gallup-Healthways study released on Wednesday, the national obesity rate is higher...