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BMI classifications are accepted universally: 18 to 24 is considered normal, 25 to 29 overweight and 30+ obese. Correction -- BMI classifications were ... Read More »

There are skinny folks out there who don't exercise and don't eat right. You might be one of them. Ah, the blessed souls who enjoy slim figures ... Read More »

Maybe the whole Body Mass Index (BMI) thing just isn't too accurate. I mean, how can a tool that takes into account only my height and weight really ... Read More »

Just as study after study tells us we Americans could stand to lose a few pounds, a new report emerges and reveals that carrying a few extra pounds ... Read More »

Do you know what kind of arch you have? Want to find out? Just dip your foot in water and step on a paper bag. Then look closely at your footprint. If ... Read More »

I tend to excuse the 50 pounds and the 42 pounds I gained during my two pregnancies as understandable given the two whopper babies who emerged from my ... Read More »

It's estimated that 50% of the population is now obese or overweight, and that number will only rise, perhaps as high as 75% in 2015. So considering ... Read More »

While chatting with my mother recently, she told me the details of the postpartum depression that she suffered from for some time after my younger ... Read More »