Chief Coca-Cola Scientist Steps Down Amid Controversy Over Obesity Research

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2015 Coca-Cola’s chief scientist and health officer has left the company after helping set up a nonprofit research group tasked with downplaying the role of sugary drinks in the obesity epidemic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Louie’ Tackles the Media’s and Men’s Treatment of the ‘Fat Girl’

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig May 17, 2014 For those of you who missed it, here's a must-see clip of Louis C.K. and Sarah Baker from his hit show “Louie" on the subject of size. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rest of World Gaining on American Obesity Rate

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2014 Although the United States has been riding the cutting edge of the global obesity trend for decades, other countries, including some in the developing world, are catching up. This is not progress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Your Alarm Clock Making You Fat?

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 31, 2012 Setting an alarm clock before you go to bed could be hazardous to your health, according to research that looks at the body's internal clock. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Even More Good News About Chocolate

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2012 This could be a particularly rich example of how scientific study results can be read in seemingly contradictory ways, as what we have here is research that purports to find a possible link between consuming chocolate and staying thin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Studies in Self-Compassion

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2011 "No pain, no gain" may have its limits as a personal mantra, according to researchers exploring the idea of self-compassion as a motivating attitude for everything from mood regulation to fitness and weight control -- in other words, less stick, more carrot. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: Working Moms Making Kids Fatter

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2011 Oh good, here's another sciencey reason for working moms to fret. Researchers from three big U.S. universities teamed up to come to the dispiriting conclusion that there could well be a correlation between the amount of time mothers work and how much their kids weigh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weight Problems Expanding in Europe

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2010 Sad but apparently true: Europeans are gaining on Americans. According to a newly released study, more than half of the adult European population is overweight, and their kids aren't exactly fitness champs either. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Ultimate Diet Pill

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2007 Researchers have found a way to trigger a gene that causes the body to burn fat -- without exercise. Mice tested with the wonder drug not only lost weight, but kept the pounds off while eating fatty foods. Needless to say, the same effect can be achieved through a healthy lifestyle, but who has the time? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart to President: ?I Give Up. You?re F—ing Insane?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2006 After Tony Snow announced the results of Bush?s recent physical, "The Daily Show? host seized the opportunity to mock the president?s weight gain. But when Bush, in a speech, began talking about eating crabs with the 1972 Miami Dolphins, Stewart decided that the president had, finally, gone off the deep end. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Christian Weight Loss Programs Booming

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2006 Apparently the programs' emphasis on group support and, like Alcoholics Anonymous, deference to a higher power aid some people in losing weight. But a Yale diet expert is extremely skeptical. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )