When it comes to health reporting about fat people, don’t swallow everything you see. Major news outlets on TV, radio and online lit up Monday with news about a study claiming there was no such thing as “healthy obesity,” which is the notion that a person can be obese according to the body mass index…

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by Nancy Shute, NPR Overweight or obese people are indeed more likely to die prematurely than people of normal weight, say researchers who’ve analyzed the data. Their conclusion throws cold water on recent studies that have found some excess weight isn’t so bad. Earlier this year, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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The idea that people can be obese and still be “healthy” is called into question by a new study, that finds that, at least over the long term, obesity itself may confer a small increased risk of death. In the study, people who were obese but did not have metabolic problems — meaning they had…

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Over the five weekdays of the last week of November (25th to 30th), I took on the $5 challenge. Friends, colleagues and loved ones taunted me when I announced my decision to do this, with most saying, “Yeah, of course … Continue reading →

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We may have Meatless Mondays and a twice-elected presidential ticket that’s gone vegan, but while Americans have reduced their meat consumption in past years, the world is becoming an increasingly carnivorous place. You may have read the news stories about the rising demand for meat in countries such as India and China, where growing middle…

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In the past, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has resorted to such extreme tactics as comparing people who eat meat to Nazis. In that respect, perhaps its latest campaign to fat-shame women into vegan diets isn’t that bad. But it’s still pretty bad. In an attempt to gain vegan converts, PETA…

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By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new analysis supports the idea that obese people who are otherwise healthy are still at risk of heart problems down the road. Researchers who reviewed past studies found that even heavy people who didn’t have high blood pressure or diabetes, for instance, had more heart attacks…

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TORONTO – The notion that someone can be obese yet still healthy is a myth, say researchers, who found that obesity carries a higher risk of premature death compared to that of normal-weight people, regardless of cholesterol, blood pressure and blood-sugar readings. In an analysis of data pooled from several previous studies, researchers at Toronto’s…

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The idea that people can be obese and still be “healthy” is called into question by a new study, that finds that, at least over the long term, obesity itself may confer a small increased risk of death. In the study, people who were obese but did not have metabolic problems — meaning they had…

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The Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners about feeding their animals raw diets, warning that those who do may have a higher risk of getting infected with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. In a new study, compared to other types of pet food tested, raw pet food was more likely to be contaminated with…

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