This paper compares a variety of measures of fatness in terms of their ability to predict application for Social Security Disability Insurance.

Studies show that increased exercise during the holidays could begin to combat the obesity epidemic.

Federal feeding programs may be only a small part of the cause of America's growing weight problem, but they urgently need to be part of the cure.

Are there 1,700 autopsies declaring air pollution as the cause of death? Are 6,000 people admitted to hospital each year with a diagnosis of "air pollution" as the cause?