Health
Woman loses 95 pounds, trains for marathons
If someone had asked Kelly Pless to describe herself three years ago, the word "fit" would have never crossed her mind.
Kids use yoga to learn mythology, fight pre-test jitters
Fourth-grade teacher Elisabeth Beckwith wants her students at Fernbank Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia, to pay attention to a lesson on Greek mythology.
Is your skin singing the sugar blues?
Before you grab that leftover piece of Halloween candy, you might want to rethink the decision. It could cost you, in wrinkles. It now appears the sweet stuff might make us happier and possibly more
Morning coming earlier and earlier at the gym
Even at 5:30 in the morning, Marlene Mauk is wide awake and smiling as she walks through the door of the Buckhead Athletic Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
Study: A little extra weight not deadly
Being 25 pounds overweight does not appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma's claim that a few extra pounds won't
Tired of slights, embarrassment, man sheds 87 pounds
Tim Welch was never the kind of guy who worried about his weight.
Food producers ask 'what's natural?'
It's a fight that has the nation's largest chicken producers squabbling, Big Sugar and Big Corn skirmishing and Sara Lee mixing it up with Farmer John.
Marathoner highlights pregnancy-exercise debate
For bleary-eyed new moms, the image of Paula Radcliffe celebrating her astonishing New York marathon victory just nine months after giving birth is more than slightly surreal.
Clinton: U.S. risks 'collapse' without obesity solution
Obesity is the No. 1 health crisis in the United States, and the nation could be at risk without immediate action, former President Clinton said at CNN's first Fit Nation Summit.
Analysis: Diet drugs give minimal weight-loss help
Three diet drugs recommended for long-term use result in minimal weight loss and carry some serious side effects, a review of research found.
FDA to consider salt content of processed foods
Think cooking the perfect Thanksgiving dinner is stressful? Something else is far more likely to raise your blood pressure: salt hidden in all those goodies.
More Americans exercising, but still not enough, study says
Americans are exercising more than in the past, but most are still not working out enough to meet federal guidelines, a new survey shows.
Work off those holiday calories fast
This shouldn't come as a surprise: Thanksgiving is not the green light to a six-week indulgence that precedes the waddle back to the gym Jan. 2.
Study: Schoolkids willing to eat healthy
Maybe getting schoolchildren to eat healthy foods isn't a hopeless struggle.
Surgery helps woman drop 140 pounds, 10 dress sizes
Standing near the coffin of one of her closest friends, Patty Hill made a promise that would forever change her life.
CDC: U.S. obesity rates leveling off
U.S. adult obesity rates seem to have leveled off, at least temporarily, the government reported Wednesday. About 33 percent of adult men and 35 percent of U.S. women were obese in 2005-2006, accord
Monthly fasting may protect heart
Mormons have less heart disease -- something doctors have long chalked up to their religion's ban on smoking. New research suggests that another of their "clean living" habits also may be
Don't surrender to holiday pounds
Is it just me or does everyone hear the "Jaws" theme in his or her head when arriving at a holiday buffet? The only question is whether I'm the shark going on attack or it's some sort of m
