Health
Recipe for stress: students' holiday homecomings
College senior Lisa Hamlett is looking forward to going home to Crossville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, but she hasn't always been so enthusiastic about spending Thanksgiving vacation with her parents.
Parents, use caution at toy-shopping time
Amy Granelli started her holiday shopping weeks ago. As she aimlessly pushed her cart through towering aisles of toys she still found herself overwhelmed by choices.
Sneaky little slim-down tricks
Health magazine went to the top weight-control experts for their No. 1 tips to get the weight off now. Take a look.
Weight loss success: Maggie Sorrells
No longer able to fit into a booth at a restaurant and too embarrassed to ask for seatbelt extensions on an airplane, Maggie Sorrells was desperate to lose weight.
Weight loss success: Andy Sorrells
Depressed and tired of trying diet after diet, Andy Sorrells began a faith-based weight loss program.
Incredible shrinking couple loses 580 pounds
When Maggie Sorrells looks at her husband, Andy, she doesn't see the man she married. In fact, most days, she doesn't even recognize herself.
Study: Food in McDonald's wrapper tastes better to kids
Anything made by McDonald's tastes better, preschoolers said in a study that powerfully demonstrates how advertising can trick the taste buds of young children.
The new face of fitness is getting older
Sixty used to be old -- or at least it seemed to be. In the '80s, seniors had TV role models like the Golden Girls, Matlock and "Murder She Wrote's" mystery-writing sleuth, Jessica Fletche
Colorado boasts fit residents
While most Americans continue to get fatter, Coloradans stand out as being among the fittest in the country, the Trust for America's Health says.
Report: National strategy needed to fight fat
Americans are already among the fattest people in the world, and they just keep packing on the pounds. A new report finds that obesity rates have swelled during the last year in 31 states with not o
Woman drops 110 pounds, 8 dress sizes
Three years ago Sharon Twitchell was miserable.
If you see it, you'll eat it, expert says
We are powerless to ignore the clarion call of the candy jar, the beckoning of the buffet, the summons of the snack cupboard.
If we are what we eat, Americans are corn and soy
To a degree some may find hard to swallow, science is proving the old adage "you are what you eat."
If you see it, you'll eat it, expert says
We are powerless to ignore the clarion call of the candy jar, the beckoning of the buffet, the summons of the snack cupboard.
Nutritionists: Soda making Americans drink themselves fat
If you're searching for a villain in America's obesity epidemic, most nutritionists tell you to put one picture on the wanted poster: a cold, bubbly glass of soda pop.
Immigrant children struggle with America's junk food
Adrian McHargh grew up active and skinny in Kingston, Jamaica. An enthusiastic swimmer, he had the pristine waters of the Caribbean for a playground until two years ago, when he and his family moved
Adrian: 'I can control myself while eating'
Editor's note: At 12 years old, Adrian McHargh was at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes because of his weight. CNN asked Adrian to write an essay about his experience in a 12-week exercise, diet and
Protein a key concern for vegetarians
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