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Project: Create an Infographic About Childhood Obesity, Submissions
Our latest infographic contest asked you to create an infographic about childhood obesity, in partnership with the Let's Move! Initiative. We've...
Lifestyle
Obesity a Greater Threat to National Security than Homosexuality
With the Senate still agonizing over the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," David Frum compares discharge rates for DADT and obesity.
Culture
Idea: A Gym Membership that Charges You for Not Exercising
Right now, it's very easy to give up on going to the gym. But what if you were penalized for every workout you skipped? That's Gym-Pact.
Lifestyle
Study: Going to Church Makes You Fat (UPDATED)
Scientists knew there was a correlation between religious involvement and obesity, but this new study proves the relationship is causal.
Lifestyle
Is Having Obese Children Child Abuse?
Is giving your children fast food and soda a form of neglect? And if it is, will taking them away from their parents help?
Lifestyle
Corn Syrup Gets Rebranded "Corn Sugar"
The Corn Refiners Association appears to be taking a cue from Blackwater: After all that bad press, they are rebranding. Starting now, we are...
Lifestyle
Beyond the Food Desert: Why We Can't Get Healthy Foods in Poor Communities
Two new studies challenge the existence of "food deserts"—but the link between poverty and obesity runs deeper.
Lifestyle
Kids' Meals Should Come With Healthy Food, Not Toys
American kids are fat. According to Ken Yeager, President of the Santa Clara Country Board of Supervisors, nearly one in four children in Santa...
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: The United States Is No Longer the Fattest Country
It turns out that the rest of the world is gaining on us. Guess which country is the fattest now?
Lifestyle
Obesity in the U.S.: American Life Expectancy Falling Dramatically
As other developed nations see their populations grow older, Americans are bucking the trend and dying earlier.
Lifestyle
Could Charging People for Uneaten Food in Restaurants Help Us Stop Wasting It?
An increasing number of restaurants are making people pay for getting more food than they can eat. That's a great idea.
Culture
Americans Are Now Fat Enough to Require Larger Ambulances
Americans are getting so heavy, and so ill, that our ambulances are no longer big enough to carry the patients who need them.
Education
The White House and GOOD Ask: What Are Your Ideas to End Childhood Obesity Within a Generation? [UPDATED!]
Following the success of last month's joint question, the White House and GOOD are joining forces again to ask: What are your ideas to end...
Lifestyle
Chart Watch: America Leads the World in Obesity, But It's Not Alone
For a number of prosperous countries, obesity is on the rise.
Lifestyle
In Fitness Deserts, Working Out Isn't as Simple as Hitting the Gym
Fitness deserts pose health challenges to millions of Americans, mostly low-income ones.
Education
New School Food Bill Is Anything but Junk
The Senate just passed the Child Nutrition Act. This could be a turning point in the battle for healthy school meals, but will the industry back...
Lifestyle
Should We Have Legal Protection Against Fat Discrimination?
Two sociologists make a compelling case for eradicating fat stigma. Even with legal protection, it's going to be a formidable task.
Education
Why Doesn't the Los Angeles Unified School District Want Jamie Oliver's Help?
LAUSD has banned the popular chef from filming the second season of Food Revolution in the city's public schools. What gives?
