Three weeks ago, actor Boris Kodjoe’s fingers got a little loose on Twitter. “Had nightmares thought about 300-pound women in thongs gnawing on chicken wings while grinding on me. Scary. Gotta Love North Carolina.” He did a quick save when his plus-sized followers asked what exactly he was trying to say. “Just to make it […]
Obesity costs American companies $56 billion in lost productivity caused by disability, illness and death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Considering the high toll, some employers are more than willing to pay for a healthier crew. 46% of the nation’s largest employers offer incentives to employees who exercise and have healthy […]
“Virginia was named the 30th most obese state in the country, according to the eighth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2011, a report from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Virginia’s adult obesity rate is 25.9 percent.” Twenty years ago, “there wasn’t a […]
Many religions condemn overeating and laziness. But new research finds that people who frequently attend religious services are significantly more likely to become obese by the time they reach middle age. CDC On Alert For New Deadly Strain Of E.Coli The study doesn’t prove that attending services is fattening, nor does it explain why weight […]
Superstar Beyonce Knowles just announced her involvement with First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to end childhood obesity. In conjunction with The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF), Beyonce is encouraging kids to get up and dance! Motivate!
VIA: healthnews.com I think we have all long known what John Gray put down in words in his bestseller, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: There are differences between the sexes, not just physically, but psychologically. And a new study being published in the May issue of Personality Individual Differences reinforces that belief. […]
Via: www.newsone.com // Since “Precious” hit theaters last fall and met with critical and commercial success, there’s been a lot of discussion surrounding the future of the film’s star. Black actresses in Hollywood aren’t exactly being crushed under a mountain of available roles for them even when they’re not overweight, so adding obesity to the […]
Via: HelloBeautiful.com // First lady Michelle Obama framed her national campaign against childhood obesity in intensely personal terms, relating that her own daughters were starting to get off-track before the family’s pediatrician gave her a wake-up call and warned her to watch it. Some people feel that by the First Lady addressing this issue, it […]
