Obesity

An obese woman, left, walks in New York, Monday, July 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Under Obama, America stressed out, fatter

Paul Bedard · September 7, 2016 1:25 pm

Despite the efforts of first lady Michelle Obama, the nation feels fatter and generally worse. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Sick: Americans felt better under Bush, obesity, depression, diabetes up under Obama

Paul Bedard · September 2, 2016 1:39 pm

Last year was the first time in the past decade that any state saw a drop in the obesity rate. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)

Obesity rates drop in four states

Robert King · September 1, 2016 3:41 pm

The researchers stressed that it's better for policymakers to tax certain ingredients rather than products, in order to reduce the risk that consumers will just substitute one unhealthy item for another. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Does taxing unhealthy foods work?

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 15, 2015 5:01 am

The Global Energy Balance Network got help from Coca-Cola Co. in picking its leaders, crafting its mission statement and choosing articles and videos for its website, the AP reported. (AP photo/file)

Coke may have influenced anti-obesity group

Paige Winfield Cunningham · November 24, 2015 2:35 pm

The habits of overweight and obese Americans present such a complex problem that experts are starting to warn against placing much confidence in any one solution. (AP Photo)

Gut check: Anti-obesity policies fall flat

Paige Winfield Cunningham · November 16, 2015 5:01 am

Study finds that viewing caloric information doesn't prompt people to make healthier decisions. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Proof that Obamacare menu labels won’t work

Paige Winfield Cunningham · November 3, 2015 5:01 am

Treating obesity and the health conditions that stem from it is expensive, as state Medicaid programs can attest. (iStock Photo)

Obesity costs Medicaid $8 billion a year

Robert King · November 2, 2015 9:00 pm

Dems propose federal plan to deal with overweight kids

Pete Kasperowicz · October 21, 2015 7:18 pm

Report: U.S most obese in the world, fattest kids by a mile, tops for poor teen health

Paul Bedard · October 13, 2015 6:16 pm

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that people who cut dietary fats lost 68 percent more body fat than people who cut carbohydrates. (AP Photo)Â

Study says cut fats, not carbs, to lose the most weight

Robert King · August 13, 2015 5:55 pm

Junk food is so visible in so many non-food retail outlets -- hardware stores, bookstores, car washes, offices -- that it's difficult for people to avoid encountering it wherever they go.Â

Americans crave too much junk food

Washington Examiner · August 3, 2015 4:01 am