obesity

Once the social justice movement began its rampage through our culture, it was only a matter of time before it came for the sciences, replacing well-established ideas with postmodern gobbledygook. Examples abound.

We've been told for many years that consuming diet soda encourages overeating.

Can sugar-free drinks help you lose weight? Proponents say “yes,” so long as they help create a calorie deficit.

“What is the association between adolescent health conditions that are commonly treated by physicians and accelerated biological age at midlife?”

“For many people, regardless of size, stepping on the scale at the doctor’s office can be a triggering, harmful experience,” SELF magazine reported late last month.

Fat, in medicine, it is called adipose tissue, is the body’s primary energy reservoir, storing energy in the bountiful times, releasing it in the fallow.

Activist groups have attacked all sorts of alleged villains for undermining public health—Big Ag and Big Pharma being the two most common punching bags.

After being obese for most of my life, I finally made the decision to get in shape in my early 20s.

You're familiar with the phrase "diet wars." Some people swear low-carb is the way to go. Others say such hi-fat programs will kill you; what you really need is a vegetarian diet.

“Good advice, good advice. Good advice costs nothing, and it's worth the price,” sang comedian and musician ">Allan Sherman in 1964.