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• Inmate says he's too obese for execution

  September 17, 2012 2:16 PM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs at least 480 pounds wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying he's too heavy for the state's lethal injection process. Ronald Post shot and killed a hotel clerk in northern Ohio almost 30 years ago. He says his weight, vein access,... more »

• Working to kick obesity Play Video

  May 8, 2012 7:53 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - In the battle against obesity, just about everything is on the table, from creating healthier kids' meals to nagging people to exercise. Specialists meeting in Washington on Tuesday are looking for a blueprint on reducing America's weight problem as they debate what strategies should be a priority.... more »

• Nutrition labels for your meat Play Video

  March 1, 2012 5:11 AM

  Mystery meat is a thing of the past. Starting today, the Department of Agriculture is requiring nutrition labels on 40 of the most popular cuts of beef and poultry. The labels are similar to those shoppers have grown accustom to seeing on items like canned soup and cereal. The... more »

• Colorado schools going after trans-fat

  January 18, 2012 7:26 AM

  DENVER (AP) - School cafeterias have been taking a turn for the healthy for years. Now a bill before the state Legislature would give Colorado the nation's toughest limits on unhealthy fats in school food. The bill would make margarine, vegetable shortening and other traditional trans fats off-limits. ... more »

• Blasting fat using lasers Play Video

  October 25, 2011 4:57 PM

  The battle of the bulge is timeless, and at some point, most people have tried something. Whether it is nips, tucks, sit-ups, master cleanses, diets, good old fashioned gym routines, or some kind of magic potion that promises it will melt away the fat. Recall the old adage: "If... more »

• Is it possible to lose weight by doing nothing?

  October 25, 2011 2:18 PM

  Melt away inches of fat by relaxing on a massage table and doing nothing? Sounds too good to be true, right? The treatment is called "Zerona" and the manufacturer says the lasers blast the fat out of fat cells. While lying on a table, the laser beams circle... more »

• Number of fat people in US to grow, report says

  September 27, 2010 9:39 AM

  Citizens of the world's richest countries are getting fatter and fatter and the United States is leading the charge, an organization of leading economies said Thursday in its first ever obesity forecast. Three out of four Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020, and disease rates and health... more »

• "Fat" virus could lead to diabetes treatment

  July 9, 2010 9:35 AM

  Researchers are studying a virus that may be responsible for turning cells into fat. Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana hope the metabolic properties of the virus might be used to treat type one and type two diabetes without insulin. "People tend to think... more »

• Do Happy Meals contribute to overweight kids?

  June 22, 2010 1:54 PM

  Are the toys in your child's Happy Meal making him fat? The Center for Science in the Public Interest says they are. The Washington-based consumer advocacy group threatened to file a lawsuit against McDonald's Tuesday, charging that the fast food chain "unfairly and deceptively" markets the toys to children. ... more »

• Do Happy Meal toys make kids fat?

  June 22, 2010 1:50 PM

  Are the toys in your child's Happy Meal making him fat? The Center for Science in the Public Interest says they are. The Washington-based consumer advocacy group threatened to file a lawsuit against McDonald's Tuesday, charging that the fast food chain "unfairly and deceptively" markets the toys to children. ... more »

• Food companies to count and eliminate calories

  May 17, 2010 3:18 PM

  Several of the nation's largest food companies say they will take 1.5 trillion calories out of their products by 2015 in an effort to reduce childhood obesity. First lady Michelle Obama announced the move Monday after a coalition of food manufacturers pledged to reduce the calories as part of... more »

• Too fat to fight

  April 20, 2010 3:18 PM

  It's an old adage -- an army travels on its stomach. That is, unless the stomach is too big. A group of retired military officers says kids are eating too many high-calorie lunches at school, making them so fat that fewer of them can meet the military's physical fitness standards.... more »

• PepsiCo to cut sodium, sugar, fat in products

  March 22, 2010 9:04 AM

  PepsiCo Inc. plans to cut the sodium found in each serving of its key brands by one-fourth in five years. The maker of Frito-Lay chips and Pepsi drinks announced several nutrition goals on Monday at the start of a two-day investor conference. The company also set two goals for... more »

• 'Oversized' Kevin Smith ejected from flight

  February 15, 2010 11:21 AM

  Kevin Smith says he's "way fat," but that shouldn't stop him from flying. The director and actor says a pilot ejected him from a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Burbank, Calif., saying he didn't fit properly in a single seat. Smith raised a stink about the incident... more »

• Fat dog found frozen to a sidewalk slims down

  January 27, 2010 12:34 PM

  A year after a "morbidly obese" dog froze to a Wisconsin sidewalk, the border collie mix has lost 40 pounds and is slowly returning to an active lifestyle. Jiffy is still portly, but his new owner said he's finally moving "like a regular dog." The dog weighed about 120... more »

• 100,000 cancer deaths per year linked to obesity

  November 6, 2009 12:19 PM

  Over 100,000 cancer deaths are directly linked to being overweight or obese, according to researchers at the American Institute for Cancer Research. Experts there found over 30,000 breast cancers, and nearly half of endometrial cancers are caused by excess fat . Cases of kidney, pancreas and colon cancer... more »

• Sheriff's blog recounts balloonacy

  October 23, 2009 11:22 AM

  Some suggested fishing hooks. Others, skydivers. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden says spectators sent him plenty of real-time suggestions last week on how to capture the large helium balloon that a Fort Collins couple said was carrying their 6-year-old son, Falcon Heene. The boy was found at home. In his... more »

• America's pets struggle with obesity

  October 17, 2009 11:19 AM

  Chico, a four year old beagle was once tipping the scales at more than 50 pounds. Chico isn't alone with her weight woes. "50 percent of the animals we see everyday are overweight," says Dr. Linda Jennings of Brambleton Veterinary Clinic. She says obesity is a sure way to... more »

• Obese women have more babies with heart defects

  October 2, 2009 9:26 AM

  Women who are overweight or obese before they get pregnant appear to be at an increased risk of having babies with heart defects. A new study from the CDC finds that babies born to severely obese women had a 30% increased risk of having a congenital heart problem, compared... more »