obesity

A new study says the obesity epidemic is about to reach a new turning point and health officials are sounding the alarm. Recent data says 172 million Americans are currently classified as obese or overweight, and that number is expected to skyrocket.

Two out of three adults in the Utica-Rome/North Country Region are either overweight or obese.

The woman who made a video criticizing fat people is not backing down.

The 2015 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index is out and the Utica-Rome-Mohawk Valley region is one of the top 20 fattest cities in America, according to the survey. Our area was tied for 18th place with Akron, Ohio for the most obese cities in the country...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new government study says many kids don't have an accurate idea of their own weight, and many of them are obese young people who view themselves as normal.

The internet exploded this week with news that a Fargo woman was going to hand out letters instead of candy to kids she deemed as "moderately obese," but is it all just a hoax?

This year, some children in Fargo, North Dakota may get a bigger trick than treat when hitting the streets for trick-or-treating. That's because a woman in the city has decided to take a stand against childhood obesity, which on its face it's a noble effort. However, the method in which she is doing it is turning heads.

Big soccer fans? Bigger seats. When soccer's World Cup heads to Brazil in 2014, the arenas used in hosting the games that determine soccer's world champion will be equipped with specially designed seats designated for obese people and/or people with disabilities...

New York State is facing a growing obesity problem that costs nearly $12 billion each year, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a speech Wednesday to the Association of New York State youth bureaus.

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - A new study shows that Americans are growing...in all of the wrong directions.