Photo: Getty Images I saw a baby in church who was so fat, it looked painful. I looked at her fat parents and wanted to slap them both silly -- Three Stooges style -- but we were in church. The preacher was talking about forgiveness, and as bad ...

Talk about odd news -- this one qualifies. In recent research from Europe, it was discovered that obese patients have only half the risk of dying after a heart attack compared to heart attack victims of normal weight. The lead researcher concluded ...

Obesity is a problem in this country and around the world, and I don't think anybody would argue about that. But there seems to be a gap between how many people believe there's a general and growing problem with weight and how many believe that they ...

Have you known someone (even yourself) that has become morbidly obese and has probably thrown every trick in the book to become "normal" again regarding weight? Although obese people in the U.S. (and in schools especially) are mocked way more than ...

Karla Carrington Photo: Kim Keaton We broke up. No, silly. Not me and P90X, me and the guy. I am still completely enamored with Tony Horton's P90X. But the guy, not so much. First, the good. I am entering ...

Photo: Cassandra Hubbart, AOL Wherever you stand on artificially-sweetened foods and drinks, a new study published in the International Journal of Obesity found that there may be a place for them if you ...

Photo: erix!, Flickr When it comes to rising levels of obesity in the United States, there's finally a glimmer of good news. In addition to three drugs now commonly used to treat the overweight and obese, three more weight-loss prescription ...

Obesity is a new form of disability, according to this article. Studies are showing that those who are obese have a very difficult time walking short distances or climbing even a few stairs. Obese people also have trouble lifting, bending and getting ...