Obesity

How to Talk to Your Doctor About Weight (5 Tips & Sample Scripts)

Weight is listed on every medical intake form. Before you even enter a room with a doctor, they will know your weight. That number...

How Do Health Numbers Connect to Weight and Overall Health?

We all say we want to be healthy, but what do we mean when we say that? The World Health Organization defines it as...

Most Overweight and Obese Cities in the U.S. In 2023

Obesity is not about one place, race, or culture. Obesity is a global epidemic with the World Health Organization estimating that over 115 million...

What Does Your BMI Say? What Black Women Should Know

USING BMI AS A HEALTH TOOL Developed over a century ago, Body mass index (BMI) is an estimate of body fat based on height and...

Slutty Vegan Launches Dips in Select Target Stores

Attention all foodies, food experimenters, and vegans (including vegan allies), popular vegan fast-food chain Slutty Vegan launched its latest dips. Their Hot-Lanta Chik’n & Spinach Artichoke side dips are in select Atlanta Target stores. I am super happy that they now come in a healthier option considering chicken dip and spinach and artichoke dip are popular party favorites.

Lack Of Sleep May Increase Your Waistline

Researchers claim that the lack of sleep may increase your waistline. Studies reveal people who don't get enough shut-eye tend to eat more.

My Scale Is Broken: 5 Reasons You’re Gaining Weight

Subtle reasons you could be adding pounds instead of subtracting them You've been doing everything right (you think) to drop those pounds, yet the scale...

Single Parents Have Increased Heart Health Risks

Nobody needs a study to tell them being a single parent is tough. "This is a group of people who are kind of carrying the...

Health Risks of Weighing Too Much

Weighing too much raises your risk for certain health problems and may be linked to some emotional and social problems. What are some health risks...

Best Cities for Black Women

It’s as reliable as tax season: the annual healthiest cities in America ranking. The list’s arrival at the dawn of every year makes sense....

Obesity Among Black Women Is Outrageously High

Betty Busby, 55, has struggled with her weight since high school. “It’s in my genes to be chubby, and I have always thanked God...

6 Scary Health Trends for Women

Two decades of research gauging wellness nationwide discovered scary health trends for women. Some indicators have improved in recent years—national mortality rates from heart...

BMI Is Only Part of the Story

Several studies have suggested a link between a normal body mass index, or BMI, and lower cancer risk. But research by Neil Iyengar, a...

5 Ways to Build Better Thighs

Full hips and thick thighs have always been prized in the black community, but that doesn’t stop a woman from looking in the mirror...

Does Junk Food Cause Obesity?

Study suggests candy, soda and fast food may receive more scorn than necessary People of healthy weight and those who are obese consume, on average,...

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