obesity

“When you rate 76 out of 83 counties, you have some of the highest risk population," said Christina Harrington, the Saginaw County Health Department health officer.

It's well known that weight loss can reduce pain in obese people, but that's been generally assumed to apply to pain in load-bearing joints like the…

Fast food is not good for us. That's not exactly a secret.Nutritionists point to all that fat and salt in fast food as one of the main causes of the…

This is the year I’m going to lose weight. And eat better! And go to the gym three times a week!Those are the most popular kind of New Year’s resolutions…

A nearly 20-year study of African-American teenage girls in Flint has drawn a connection between the fear of violence and obesity.Dr. Shervin Assari is a…

A new report on the nation’s health says Michigan is taking a few steps forward and a few backward. This is the 26th year the United Health Foundation has…

A new University of Michigan study finds teenage girls are less likely to use contraception if they are obese. Researchers from the U of M Health System…

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan broke ground this week on a unique farmers market.When it opens in July, the market near Mount Pleasant will…

We know there’s a genetic component to obesity, but until now, we didn’t know much about why some people develop complications from that obesity – like…

A new campaign to get people in greater Lansing to live healthier is underway.During his State of the City address this week, Mayor Virg Bernero stepped…