obesity

The Best Fat Movies

A list of the best fat movies. This is a list of films that feature an actor or actress in a fat suit. If your favorite fat film isn't on the list, please feel free to add it yourself. All genres have been included in this list of...

Top 10 Reasons We Are Fat

It seems like everyone in the world is obsessed with their weight. Rightly so: The World Health Organization claims that one billion of the earth’s inhabitants are overweight—a number roughly equal to the number of people who are ...

The 10 Greatest, Fattest, Americans in Video Games

If there's one thing we're known for in America, it's that we do things bigger than the rest of the world, and this includes our game characters! So in celebration of our . . . celebration of all things U.S.A. - explosions beer an...

Most Successful Obese Americans

The most successful obese Americans include men and women who despite being overweight, have found mainstream success. These actors, actresses, musicians, politicians, pundits and even athletes are all household names who either b...

For the Very Fat: These Health Problems Weigh Heavier

A few extra pounds won't kill you..but these diseases/conditions highly associated with obesity just might. These are the most common "co-morbid" conditions of being excessively overweight. Many insurance companies won't...

Diseases Caused by Obesity

A list of obesity caused diseases. Diseases related to obesity are on the rise in the US. Being obese and the illnesses it causes are the plague of the modern century. Sickness caused by overeating and being overweight are serious...

Stupid Moments in American History

8 of History's Greatest Gluttons

As suggested by being one of the seven deadly sins, gluttony has led to the death of more than a few of history's greatest gluttons, many of whom have reached in excess of 1,000 pounds at one time or another. Sadly, despite obesit...

The Dirty Dozen: 12 Foods to Beat Diabetes

Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US (see: http://dld.bz/diabetes_in_remission_through_weight-loss-surgery) There are 26 million adults and children in the US with Type 2 Diabetes, 79 million are 'pre-diabetic'...a...

Five Reasons Why Skinny Is Overrated

Top Illnesses Associated with Obesity

While obesity is often at the center of discussions about appearance in the U.S.--the more pressing issues surrounding obesity are health-related. Obesity is cited as a contributing factor in up to 400,000 American deaths each yea...

7 Secrets for Trimming Belly Fat After 40

Oh, the problems that come with aging. The reason why belly fat increases in women after the age of 40 is that in the decade before menopause your metabolism begins to slow and your estrogen levels decrease. Estrogen is a fat burn...

Top 10 Reasons why American women are not Losing Weight

This article is keeping in mind constant questions raised by women as to why they are not able to lose weight. More and more women fail to understand that they have to work hard if they want to change the shape of their body. That...

8 Ways to Think Yourself Thin

Maintaining a normal weight can be challenging these days when we spend so much time in front of a computer, or sitting behind the wheel of our car. However, changing the way we think about food and better managing the way we eat ...