After being taken to task by Tom Joyner on his blog and making headlines nationwide for his comments about fat people, Tyrese apologized via his Twitter account. This morning…
Is this the same NAACP that passionately backed President Obama’s health reform law? You know the law that stresses prevention as well as treatment? The…
What puts us more at risk for a heart attack than smoking or obesity? SNORING! Snoring is an early sign of life-threatening problems, according to…
Women who are obese are already at risk for a slew of health issues. Now, according to a recent study published in the International Journal of…
Obese black women have a better weight-related quality of life than white women with the same weight, according to a new U.S. study. Headed To…
African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us. The recent and untimely deaths of Heavy D and Patrice O’Neal has made the health issues that arise from being overweight very hard to ignore. According to HuffPost, obesity is a “full-blown crisis […]
African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us. The recent and…
African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us. The recent and…
VIA: Elev8.com Many religions condemn overeating and laziness. But new research finds that people who frequently attend religious services are significantly more likely to become…
The stigma associated with being overweight in Western society has spread around the world, even to cultures which traditionally embraced larger figures as the epitome of beauty. The New York Times recently published an article entitled “Fat Stigma Spreads Around The Globe” that blamed this change on the media saturation of the idealized slim body […]
Superstar Beyonce Knowles just announced her involvement with First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to end childhood obesity. In conjunction with The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF), Beyonce is encouraging kids to get up and dance! Motivate!
Superstar Beyonce Knowles just announced her involvement with First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to end childhood obesity. In conjunction with The National Association…
