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Working Out Your Budget: How to Find Cheap Exercise in a City
Congratulations — you’ve done it! You’ve got the right job. You live in the right city. You don’t want for weekend plans, and you’re beginning to see yourself as a true adult. But, you’re getting fat. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Fat happens. It’s a blessing to have booked up weekends, and there’s lots [...] Continue reading
Obesity-Related Infertility Could Lead to Population Decline
It seems like there is barely a passing news day, or week at the very least, without some new medical study about the nation’s obesity epidemic. It’s the topic du jour, tous les jours. A new study from the University of Colorado Advanced Reproductive Medicine indicates that obesity may not only be a question of [...] Continue reading
The Overview: Obesity Epidemic Defies Easy Answers
As a 193-pound seventh grader in the 1970s, Keith Tobias Scruggs was picked on a lot in school. “It’s a depressing part of life,” he said. “Heavy kids are teased by their friends and family. What people say hurts, and it can hurt for a long time.” Scruggs turned his life around as a teenager [...] Continue reading
Losing Digitally: The Skinny on Weight-Loss Apps
Forget food journals or fitness logs. These days, it’s weight management apps that are changing the way people keep track of what they eat — and they’re helping them lose weight in the process too. “Just the act of writing something down in a spreadsheet is old-school,” said Sarah Krieger, a registered dietician and spokesperson [...] Continue reading