Los Angeles Obesity Articles, Los Angeles Obesity News

Do you know what’s in your burger?

Two out of three Los Angeles adults are either overweight or obese. One of the culprits is fast-food burgers. Many would be able to suppress the...

Hunger up 30% in American in three years, but will get much worse

COGwriterAmericans are getting both hungrier and fatter:Eighty-five percent of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in...

Sleep deprivation in children could cause obesity

Dear LA Teacher, I have such a hard time putting my little girl, Vivian, to sleep at night. She’s 3 years old and gets about 8 hours of sleep...

McDonald's employee wins lawsuit for gaining 65 pounds eating McFood

McDonald's must pay obese employee $17.5KA Brazilian court ruled this week that McDonald's must pay a former franchise manager $17,500...

Obesity a major risk factor for death due to H1N1 swine flu

Obesity, and especially extreme obesity, has again been tied to a greatly increased death risk due to H1N1 influenza (commonly called the swine flu...

Economic systems and monetary security tied to obesity

An Oxford University study has found that people living in wealthy countries that depend on "free markets" are more prone to becoming...

A shocking new treatment for Sleep Apnea?

Can shocking the tongue provide a new treatment for Sleep Apnea? Researchers at Inspire Medical Systems hope to start patient studies by the end of...

Are YOU doing all you can... to be healthy?

Are YOU doing all you can... to be healthy? If you are, bravo! Chances are, however, that you are among the 99.99% of people in the good old US of...

New poll: Most Americans oppose First Lady’s new childhood nutrition law

First Lady Michelle Obama may have persuaded many Americans to swallow her claim that childhood obesity is the scourge of the twenty-first century,...