Obesity

Researchers Find North Texas Kids Have Higher Risks of Poverty, Food Instability, Mental Health Problems

A new report put out by the research advocacy group Children At Risk has compiled statistics to show that hundreds of thousands of North Texas children are living in poverty and facing food insecurity. The Future of North Texas' Children examines 10 topics affecting North Texas children, including ... More >>

The Real Honest Coca-Cola Ad

Coca-Cola has a long history of capturing our imaginations through advertising. Polar bears and the northern lights. Olympic athletes. A rosy-cheeked Santa holding a glass of the elixir. However, recently Coca-Cola has stepped up to the scale and released their first anti-obesity ad. Coca-Cola s ... More >>

Finally, a State-Funded Map of Texas' Fattest Children

It's no secret that Texans are fat and that they're getting fatter. Right now, almost one in three qualify as obese, with that ratio expected to nearly double over the next two decades. The picture is almost as grim for kids. According to a 2011 study, one in five children in Texas is obese. But fa ... More >>

Want Less Government Meddling in Our Diets? Fine, Stop Subsidizing Unhealthy Food First.

The Los Angeles Times published an op-ed today calling for less government meddling in our dietary choices. Julie Gunlock's piece questions whether recent state controls regarding food labeling, bans on trans fat and taxes on unhealthy foods are really fitting for a country of free citizens with a l ... More >>

In Vickery Meadows, Walking Trail Attracts Many Vagrants, Few Walkers

Vickery Meadows, is a hard-bitten but vibrant neighborhood, teeming with a dense mix of cultures and languages unique in the city. It's also very poor, and with poverty comes obesity. With obesity comes corresponding health problems like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. Enter an empty plo ... More >>

Study: By 2030, Six of Ten Texans Will Be Obese

Quick: What day is it today? If you answered Tuesday or September 18, you're technically right but you're actually very, tragically wrong, because it's National Cheeseburger Day which a) exists and b) is a great opportunity to check out a new burger joint. It's also, perhaps, time to reflect on the ... More >>

Congratulations, Texas, You Are 12th in Fat-Assedness

New data on obesity is out, and according to some really smart people, we're all still fat. Unfortunately, it's hard to say if the problem is getting better or worse because the CDC established a new method for analyzing the data, and thus a new baseline, making comparisons with previous years meani ... More >>

Texas is Fat, and Getting Fatter, Says the CDC

It's an easy thing for a state to rationalize. Every year, the percentage of Texas residents who are technically obese inches up slightly. It's just by a percentage point or so, so maybe it's a rounding error or a gravitational anomaly that affects every Texans' scale. Besides, who doesn't overindul ... More >>

Dallas Doctor Tops State in Taxpayer-Funded Weight-Loss Surgeries

Over the weekend, the Texas Tribune published one of those eye-opening, number-crunching reports the website has made its niche. This one is about weight-loss surgery, specifically weight-loss surgery that is paid for by taxpayers. This is a relatively new phenomenon, the Tribune notes. Medicare on ... More >>

A 966-Calorie Burger King Burger is Creating a Stir in the UK. Um, 966? That's It?

​Over in the United Kingdom, healthy people who eat health food have been twisting up their knickers over Burger King's new 966-calorie Smoked Bacon and Cheddar Double Angus burger. In addition to having a thousand calories, it has 58 grams of artery-waterboarding fat. Consumerist quotes a s ... More >>

Chick-fil-A Courts Your Babies, As Long As They're Straight

Chick-fil-A is rolling out a new Kid's Meal, according to a recent news release, aimed at fighting childhood obesity and promoting good nutrition. Comprised of grilled chicken nuggets, low-fat milk and fruit, either in a cup for finger-eating, or pureed in a bag for squeezing, the meals tally just o ... More >>

The Slow, Weak Pulse of the Heart Attack Grill

Sexy service and a media blitz won't make up for a terrible burger

Price Rally Lesson: Time for Plan B

The Lord doesn't always watch over fools.

Fitness Model: Oncor Pledges the First Million to Mayor's Youth Fitness Initiative

Photos by Patrick MichelsMayor Tom Leppert accepted a million bucks from Oncor to launch the Mayor's Youth Fitness Initiative today, which, first off, will help keep rec centers open.Once they hung the posters for this afternoon's big announcement at City Hall, the suspense was pretty well killed. M ... More >>

These Are Egg-Citing Times

Mexican Men Would Love to Take Out Some Chinese

Comedy Squared

Why Blame The Food?

​I think it was last week when I came across an AP story detailing the efforts of the San Antonio Restaurant Association to encourage healthier cooking at the city's Tex-Mex and Mexican eateries. Seems the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed San Antonio behind only Detroit, Memphis a ... More >>

Chewing the Fat: Does Leaner Equal Greener?

As if overweight individuals needed more to make them feel socially undesirable, the past couple of weeks have seen at least three different online news outlets tackle the subject of human obesity and its possible environmental impacts, citing an increased carbon footprint. Live Science approaches ... More >>

Food For Thought 4.8.09

"Coke's messages were totally unacceptable, creating an impression which is likely to mislead that Coca-Cola cannot contribute to weight gain, obesity and tooth decay." (From a statement released by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission regarding an advertising campaign run by the Atl ... More >>

P.E. or Not P.E., That is the Question?

Probably not exactly what Senator Jane Nelson has in mind, but close enoughThis week, state Sen. Jane Nelson, a Republican from Flower Mound, introduced legislation to combat childhood obesity by requiring more P.E. time for school-age children. S.B. 890 was one of three pieces of legislation she in ... More >>

Stay Hungry, Live Longer: the Science Behind the Calorie Restriction Diet

An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

Where's The Beef?

How does this fat tub of lard get off the ground? Only the Texas Health Institute knows for sure.Yet another "warning" was issued last week about obesity in America, this time zeroing in on Texan waistlines in a report authored by a demographer named Karl Eschbach, sponsored by the Texas Heal ... More >>

If You May

Ralphie bounds into the Improv

It's That Easy

Bag up the fat, people

You'll Do As He Says

How Would Jesus Eat?

Fatty Claus

Jelly-House Rock

We're caught in a trap, we can’t walk out because these doughnuts are so tasty

Hooked Fish

Big Fish Little Fish space to get big makeover

Best Fancy Restaurant

Aurora

Eschewing the Fat

Interest groups battle over your next meal

Neander-Guy

Ray Audette hunts with a hawk and eats like a caveman. He says his meaty diet stopped his hair from falling out, cured his diabetes--and will make you healthy too