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4 Ways to Tell If You're at a Healthy Weight

4 Ways to Tell If You're at a Healthy Weight

Wondering where you stand? Here are four crucial stats that can help you determine if you're at a healthy weight.

Fat-Shaming by Doctors Happens Way More Often Than You Think

Fat-Shaming by Doctors Happens Way More Often Than You Think

It messes with your confidence and can hurt your health in more subtle ways too. Here's what to do if your physician makes you feel bad because of your weight.

5 Things Not to Say to Someone Who's Had Weight-Loss Surgery

5 Things Not to Say to Someone Who's Had Weight-Loss Surgery

Although many bariatric surgery patients are open about their experiences, there are still some questions that are simply insensitive or inappropriate to ask. Here's what's not OK.

10 Reasons Your Belly Fat Isn't Going Away

10 Reasons Your Belly Fat Isn't Going Away

Yes, stomach pudge may be stubborn, but here are a slew of research-proven ways to dump it for good.

What Is Prader-Willi Syndrome? This 380-Pound Pageant Queen Has a Condition That Makes Her Hungry All the Time

What Is Prader-Willi Syndrome? This 380-Pound Pageant Queen Has a Condition That Makes Her Hungry All the Time

Experts say that with early diagnosis and careful calorie restriction, people with this genetic disorder can maintain a healthy weight.

5 Signs You Might Be 'Skinny Fat'

5 Signs You Might Be 'Skinny Fat'

When it comes to your health, the mirror and the scale tell only part of the story.

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A Passenger Charged an Obese Man $150 for Taking Up Extra Space on Their Flight—and the Internet Is Furious

A Passenger Charged an Obese Man $150 for Taking Up Extra Space on Their Flight—and the Internet Is Furious

Read his side of the story.

Woman Once Considered the World's Heaviest Dies After Losing More Than 700 Lbs.

Woman Once Considered the World's Heaviest Dies After Losing More Than 700 Lbs.

She lost 713 lbs after a successful laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery in March.

Add an Extra 7 Years to Your Life by Doing These 3 Things

Add an Extra 7 Years to Your Life by Doing These 3 Things

A Man Discovered His Dripping Ear Was Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaking Out of his Brain

A Man Discovered His Dripping Ear Was Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaking Out of his Brain

The Surprising Link Between Your Weight and Your Teeth

The Surprising Link Between Your Weight and Your Teeth

This Is How Excess Weight Can Fuel the Growth of Cancer Cells

This Is How Excess Weight Can Fuel the Growth of Cancer Cells

The Unexpected Surgery Many People Need After Losing Weight

People who undergo dramatic weight loss after obesity are often faced with a new problem: excess skin that has to be surgically removed. Find out more about skin removal surgery, how much it costs, and whether it's covered by insurance.

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Obesity May Cause Brains to Age 10 Years

Obesity May Cause Brains to Age 10 Years

Americans Weigh 15 Lb. More Than They Used To

Americans Weigh 15 Lb. More Than They Used To

How Body Fat Can Shorten Your Life

How Body Fat Can Shorten Your Life

This Indiana Teen Explained to Her Teacher Why BMI is Total BS

This Indiana Teen Explained to Her Teacher Why BMI is Total BS

Here's Why It's Harder to Lose Weight Now Than It Was 20 Years Ago

Here's Why It's Harder to Lose Weight Now Than It Was 20 Years Ago

Americans Pretty Much Only Stop Eating When They’re Sleeping

Americans Pretty Much Only Stop Eating When They’re Sleeping

Obesity Rates Remain High in the U.S.

Obesity Rates Remain High in the U.S.

Coke Is Funding Scientists With a Controversial Weight Loss Message

Coke Is Funding Scientists With a Controversial Weight Loss Message

4 Sneaky Things That Can Make You Overeat

4 Sneaky Things That Can Make You Overeat

More Than a Third of American Women Are Obese

More Than a Third of American Women Are Obese

One Woman Gained 41 Pounds After Getting a Fecal Transplant From an Overweight Donor

One Woman Gained 41 Pounds After Getting a Fecal Transplant From an Overweight Donor

The Self-Acceptance Lesson You Can Learn From Whitney Thore of 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life'

The Self-Acceptance Lesson You Can Learn From Whitney Thore of 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life'

Can An Apple a Day Keep Fat Away?

Can An Apple a Day Keep Fat Away?

The Shockingly Different Ways Men and Women React to 'Overweight' Tinder Dates

The Shockingly Different Ways Men and Women React to 'Overweight' Tinder Dates

Why Some Soda Bottles Will Be Getting Smaller

Why Some Soda Bottles Will Be Getting Smaller

3 Reasons to Shed Belly Fat That Have Nothing to Do With How You Look

3 Reasons to Shed Belly Fat That Have Nothing to Do With How You Look

9 Worst Calorie Bombs at Chain Restaurants

9 Worst Calorie Bombs at Chain Restaurants

Are You SURE You're Not Overweight?

Are You SURE You're Not Overweight?

Prescribing Fruits and Veggies? That's an Rx We Love

Prescribing Fruits and Veggies? That's an Rx We Love

Fat Like Me? 3 Reasons You Should Be Happy Obesity Is a Disease

Fat Like Me? 3 Reasons You Should Be Happy Obesity Is a Disease

The Surprising Reason You Snack at Night (and How to Stop It)

The Surprising Reason You Snack at Night (and How to Stop It)

What's the Best Way to Measure Body Fat?

What's the Best Way to Measure Body Fat?

Zombie Diet Alert: Why Won't the HCG Diet Craze Die?

Zombie Diet Alert: Why Won't the HCG Diet Craze Die?

Drop in Obesity: Why Antibiotics, Plastic, and Programs Might Matter

Drop in Obesity: Why Antibiotics, Plastic, and Programs Might Matter

Want to Lose Weight? Here is the #1 Habit You Need to Break

Want to Lose Weight? Here is the #1 Habit You Need to Break