Never mind “shock and awe,” we got McDonald’s. Export McDonald’s all over the world and everyone will be obese, sick, and dying of heart attacks in no time. Oh wait, we already do.

People love McDonald’s, next to Mickey Mouse and Sponge Bob, Ronald McDonald is our favorite friendly face.

But McDonald’s is a strange brew. Those beloved burgers don’t decay, they last forever. And scientists say is the fat that keeps McDonald’s hamburgers immortal.

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Elsevier has announced the publication of four important position statements from the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in the journal Maturitas on common management problems in the post-reproductive health of women. The statements cover the management of the menopause in the context of obesity, epilepsy, endometriosis and premature ovarian failure…

Well I am new to the world of blogging, so I decided with dietblog. I am hoping I will finally be able to start my diet, and STICK with it this time. I had a baby 7 months ago, and now I am struggling to actually get in the mood of happy weight loss. My goal is to lose 30lbs, but the healthy way.

Ive lost 10lbs with the weight watchers diet, which made me very happy, but fell off the wagon. Ive tried the hCG diet for about a week, and I felt like I was starving myself. I gave that up because it didnt give me the motivation to take care of my baby or even clean the house.

I am a stay at home mommy who is currently going to school online. When I stress, I turn to food. So I need help! I’m hoping that I can get the support I need through the dietblog community, so hello everyone!

The First Lady and the Surgeon General are trying to rally Americans to fight against the “epidemic” of obesity. Perhaps they will inspire many to follow their leadership by example. Otherwise, the role of the federal government in curbing obesity is questionable, write economists Michael Marlow and Alden Shiers of California Polytechnic State University…

For many Americans fat is the new “norm.” More and more people are unable to accurately describe themselves using their height-to-weight ratio known as body mass index the scale that determines levels of overweight and obesity, a new Harris Interactive/healthDay poll found…

Do you believe that exercise is a poor way to lose weight? Perhaps a hard session at the gym makes you feel like eating everything in sight.

There are certainly mixed thoughts on this one. Some people don’t even want to look at food following a workout. But, others feel totally starving post-workout.

It really seems like a bit of a cruel joke if you’re trying to lose a few pounds, and all the exercise does for you is to make you feel hungrier.

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The workshop provides a forum for clinicians and scientists to share research results and discuss new developments: ESHRE Campus symposium, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 24-25 September 2010…

stress can take a daily toll on us that has broad physical and psychological implications. Science has long documented the effect of extreme stress, such as war, injury or traumatic grief on humans. Typically, such situations cause victims to decrease their food intake and body weight…

As the nation becomes more aware of health issues related to nutrition and lifestyle choices, communities are struggling to find ways to make healthy living easier. The University of Missouri is helping communities turn healthy ideas into sustainable changes through the healthy Lifestyle Initiative…

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that teens who slept less than eight hours per weeknight ate higher proportions of fatty foods and snacks than adolescents who slept eight hours or more. The results suggest that short sleep duration may increase obesity risk by causing small changes in eating patterns that cumulatively alter energy balance, especially in girls…