Not only do people have to deal with the issue of being labeled as ‘fat’ or as ’skinny’, but now it seems there is a new label becoming popular in the world of diet & fitness.

The healthy Boy Blog recently wrote a great article outlining what the new term ’skinny fat’ means.

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Five years ago, the European Commission created the EU Platform for Action on diet, Physical Activity & health, which brought together a variety of concerned stakeholders and challenged them to respond to the rising tide of obesity in Europe…

Below is a list of states according to the percentage of adults considered to be obese, with Mississippi at number 1 (33.8%) and Colorado at number 51 (19.1%). Percentage of adults considered to be obese, by state: 1.Mississippi 33.8% 2. tie Alabama 31.6%; & Tennessee 31.6% 4. West Virginia 31.3% 5. Louisiana 31.2% 6.Oklahoma 30.6% 7. Kentucky 30.5% 8. Arkansas 30.1% 9…

Women who gain less weight than recommended during a twin pregnancy are more likely to deliver early when compared with women who gain the suggested amount, according to a study in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reuters reports…

Patients who were denied bariatric surgery for insurance reasons developed a slew of new obesity-related diseases and conditions within three years of follow-up, according to a new study presented here at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)…

Bariatric surgery not only helps people lose weight, it can resolve or significantly improve female sexual dysfunction (FSD), a prevalent and complex condition that adversely affects women’s health and quality of life, according to a new study presented today at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)…

Leading researchers, scientists, medical and surgical professionals from all over the world gather here at the 27th annual scientific meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) this week to present new findings on obesity, morbid obesity, bariatric and metabolic surgery…

Hello All,
I am new to the site but old to “dieting”. My weight battle began when I got pregnant with my oldest who will soon be turning 8. I gained 70+ pounds during the pregnancy and yo-yo’d up and down a bit through two more pregnancies. My youngest is now 4. I’m 5′9″ and weigh 217lbs.

Despite several attempts at dieting & exercising I’ve never lost a substantial amount of weight. For a while I had thought I “came to terms” with it & had accepted the fact that this was now me. My husband, bless his heart, has never said one unkind word to me about my body & loves me now as much as he always has. It is I who has the problem with the fat me but not enough motivation to do anything about it. So here I am, the former physically fit Army girl turned unhappy fat housewife.

So…maybe I’m asking myself more than any of you if I can really do this.

My latest attempt at becoming healthier lasted 4 days. Four days of no refined sugar, pasta, salt, grains, soda….junk. Four days of vegetables (probably more in 4 days than in the last year!), fruit, water, nuts…health. The weekend was my breaking point. I caved to a Snickers bar in the checkout line after resisting oodles of other “no-no’s”. It was the best damn thing I’ve ever tasted.

Can I really give up the “good stuff”? What’s it going to take for me to stick with something? I’m not very proud of myself & I feel like crap.

If you and a family member have gastric bypass together, chances are you’ll both do much better than if you have surgery alone, according to a new study presented today at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)…

children whose mothers report being abused by their partners appear more likely to be obese at age 5, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…