Americans want fit finances before fit body, study says
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After a year of record mortgage foreclosures and slumping home prices, Americans are more determined to shape up their flabby finances in 2008 than their bodies, according to a study released by Countrywide Bank on Tuesday.
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The children of wealthier parents, particularly those with working mothers, are more likely to be obese or overweight, a study says.
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An American study found women living in households with four or more people were significantly more likely to be obese than those who lived by themselves.
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Married adults are healthier than divorced, widowed or those never married, though husbands have a tendency to gain extra weight, according to a new US study.
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Obese and overweight men spend much more on prescription drugs than men with normal weight, says a Mayo Clinic study. Researchers studied 328 male executives, average age
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NEW YORK  - Men and women who are obese in  middle age will be up to twice as expensive to cover under  Medicare, the government health plan that kicks in after  Americans reach age 65, according to new study findings  reported Tuesday.
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LONDON: In the quest for an hourglass figure and washboard abs, many dieters end up putting on extra pounds, a survey has revealed.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Insurance companies should fund programs to help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling to try to curb increasing health costs related to obesity, a doctor said.
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NEW YORK  - Though dieters often see their weight "yo-yo," a new national survey suggests that many Americans do fairly well at keeping the pounds off.
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After the ball drops and the parties end, millions of Americans will resolve to eat right and exercise. Many are doing what ever it takes to get the look they want, even if that means taking a little jab in the mouth.
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People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health care costs.
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WASHINGTON  - Rising obesity rates and the  number of people without health insurance are placing a drag on  health gains for the American population, according to the  results of a survey released Monday.
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A new federal report finds that much of the population -- which is overweight and overfed -- often falls short in consuming essential nutrients. In short, Americans are eating too much of the wrong stuff.
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It&#39;s no secret that exercising regularly and eating right are the keys to staying fit, but people may find better results when they&#39;re given a little help along the way.
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If you thought that regular jogging and diet control would keep you fit, think again, as a new research has revelaed that a keep-fit lifestyle might not work for everyone and even quite strenuous exercise may have no effect on fitness for some people.
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Obese people spend more time sitting than leaner persons, who tend to fidget and move more and in the process burn more calories, according to a US study released.
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Physical activity can offset some of the harmful health consequences of being overweight but cannot fully erase them, according to the biggest study to examine the relative benefits of being fit  vs. fat.