Obesity

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (file / credit: Governor's Office)

Gov. Christie Discusses Weight Loss Surgery, Says Decision Not Career-Based

“In terms of keeping it secret, it’s nobody else’s business,” Christie said. “If asked about it, I wouldn’t have lied about it. But it’s nobody else’s business but mine.”

2013/05/07

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (file / credit: Kristen Artz / Mayor's Office)

Fact Check Friday: Bloomberg’s Whopper

“For the first time in the history of the world, more people will die from over-eating than under-eating this year,” Bloomberg said. Was the mayor telling truth or serving up a whopper?

2013/04/05

Chris Christie Gives Annual State Of The State Address (John Moore/Getty Images News)

Christie: My Weight Is A Serious Matter

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie poked fun at his weight during an appearance on the “Late Show” with David Letterman on Monday night, but he is actually getting serious about his weight.

2013/02/05

Big Gulp cup at a 7-Eleven. (file/credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Opponents Of Sugary Drink Ban Seek Delay On Enforcement

The proposal, scheduled to take effect on March 12, would ban many eateries from selling high-sugar drinks in cups or containers bigger than 16 ounces.

2013/02/05

Diet Dilemma: Mom’s Memoir Tells Story Of Putting 7-Year-Old On Diet

A mother, Dara-Lynn Weiss, told the world why she put her 7-year-old daughter on a strict diet for a piece in Vogue magazine. Now Weiss tells all in her memoir, The Heavy.

2013/01/24

Teenage Waistland: Tips To Help Your Teen Stay Healthy, Fight Fat

Abby Ellin, editor-at-large for fitsmi.com and author of the book Teenage Waistland, joined us to discuss the issue of teenage obesity and offered eight tips for families to fight the battle together.

2013/01/18

Pepsi fountain drinks (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images News)

NYC To Hold Off On Oversized Sugary Drink Fines For 3 Months

The reprieve on fines comes as soda makers, restaurateurs and other businesses are suing to try to block the unprecedented rule from going into effect at all.

2013/01/14

FILE - Bottles of Coca-Cola soda (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

New Coca-Cola Ads To Address Obesity For First Time

The Atlanta-based company on Monday will begin airing a two-minute spot during the highest-rated shows on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC in hopes of becoming a stronger voice in the intensifying debate over sodas and their impact on public health.

2013/01/14

Researchers Say Simple Formula Could Predict Childhood Obesity Chances

Childhood obesity has become a national epidemic and public health crisis.

2012/11/29

Jennifer Livingston CBS This Morning (CBS)

Wisconsin News Anchor Talks About Critical Weight Email On CBS This Morning

A local news anchor is making headlines, not for reporting the news, but for becoming it.

2012/10/03

Parsippany Lunch Boycott (credit: CBS 2)

NJ High School Kids Bring Meals From Home To Boycott New Lunch Rules

New federal guidelines pushed by First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity have put limits on proteins and carbs to help meet the 850-calorie lunch restriction.

2012/09/28

Credit Parsippany Hills High School Website

N.J. High School Students Planning Cafeteria Boycott To Protest Obama Guidelines

Students at Parsippany Hills High School held a strategy session on Thursday to discuss a potential lunch strike, on Friday, over what they have called inadequately sized meals.

2012/09/27

Twenty-ounce bottles of regular and diet soda are seen for sale at a Manhattan deli on May 31, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Report: Bloomberg Says No Changes To Super-Size Drink Ban Proposal

The mayor’s plan to put a 16-ounce limit on sugary drinks sold at city restaurants, movie theaters, sports venues and street carts has sparked debates not just in New York City, but around the country.

2012/08/29

Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs, Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley and Human Resources Administration Commissioner Robert Doar announce the Shop Healthy NYC initiative. (credit: Stan Brooks, 1010 WINS)

Fighting Obesity, City Launches Healthy Eating Campaign In The Bronx

The city has launched a new healthy eating campaign in the Bronx that promotes healthy consumer choices at grocery stores in order to crack down on obesity.

2012/07/18

Mayor Bloomberg Releases The Rules Of The New Sugary Drink Crackdown

For the mayor, it’s a sugar smack down, and while he’s not going to make people take a “sugarlizer” test, he is taking giant steps to limit the size of sugary drinks people can buy.

2012/05/31

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