Everybody’s belt seems a tad tighter these days. Back in the day, a little extra around the waist didn’t seem like a big deal for most jobs. But now, as more folks of all ages are seeing the scale tip, the health scare tied to those extra pounds is shooting up healthcare costs. This growing […]

Hot off the press! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just spilled the beans: 16 states across the US have more than a third of their folks tipping the scales into obesity. And guess what? It’s zooming up even faster among ethnic minority groups. There are significant racial disparities in the effects of Obesity: […]