You’re not alone if your skinny jeans have gotten too tight. Most Americans are looking to lose fat, some more quickly than others. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

It’s not the size of your body — it’s how you move it. New research out of the United Kingdom appears to confound conventional wisdom regarding the link between health and weight, with more than a ...

For those who are overweight or obese, it may be frustrating to increase your activity—say, you take up running—and still not see any movement downward on the scale. You know you should keep at it, ...

Here’s an interesting experiment. A fitness trainer in excellent shape decided to let himself go for six months, get fat by eating a diet of fast food and processed food, then show how easy it is (he ...

Physically active overweight and obese people were more likely to have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes — dispelling "fat but fit" claims. A fitness expert told Insider weight and ...

A woman who was once morbidly obese has told how a diabetes diagnosis forced her to get into shape. Lori Yates' 5ft 3in frame used to tip the scales at 307lbs thanks to a daily diet of pizza, chips, ...

Many foreign-born American citizens have said they feel that their fellow U.S. citizens question their Americanness. This spurning can be particularly difficult for immigrants’ U.S.-born children: ...