When it comes to the food accessibility research, scientists should agree on measurement standards as their decisions might translate into public policy.

It doesn’t matter how much food might be available if people can’t afford to buy it or don’t have a way to bring the food from where it is to their homes.

How Portland, Oregon, addressed the issue of food deserts is a striking example of what a city can do when it puts its mind to a task.

The researchers concluded that keeping an eye on BMI increase, and especially on its rate of progress, even before age 5, is paramount.

Research suggests that different factors during pregnancy, infancy and early childhood might explain racial and ethnic differences in obesity rates.

For many professionals in the field, comfort/stress eating lives under the larger umbrella of “emotional eating.”

Opinions vary wildly on whether eliminating wheat from your diet is necessary and would curb obesity.

Given all we know about gluten’s effect on those affected by the celiac disease, how likely is it that gluten is harmless to everybody else?

Ivana Trump wants to “make America svelte again” while the government plans plans budget cuts for nutrition programs for children.

Because many diseases have revealed themselves to be multi-factorial, it is never a good idea to vilify one particular food group.

We continue the discussion on the whole-grain enthusiast Sue Becker’s dissatisfaction with Dr. William Davis’ book “Wheat Belly” and the reasons behind it.

Sue Becker of The Bread Beckers Inc. reviews Dr. William Davis’ book “Wheat Belly,” but much of her criticism seems to stem from anecdotal evidence.

We’re trying to solve a puzzle that arose from looking into a program called Bright Line Eating, created by Susan Peirce Thompson. But first, her story.

People need to feel that they are valued and loved, even if they are not particularly healthy; indeed, even if they are morbidly obese.

It’s as if thin people have blanket permission to make overweight and obese people, even the ones trying hard, the butt of their jokes.

Where do overweight people go to talk about the discrimination that blankets their lives with misery, to vent about the cultural norms?

It makes sense for medical professionals to have a rudimentary grasp of nutrition and related areas of knowledge, so why is nutrition education not taught more?

We continue our discussion of the roundup of our holiday posts and how the holiday season can affect the issues related to obesity.

What better time could there be for a collection of posts germane to the seasonal holidays, with a few remarks about each one?

In order for doubters to believe in the existence of food addiction, whose testimony would satisfy the requirements?

Why is there a shortage of professionals who are willing to support the idea of employing addiction treatment methods on obesity?

Thin privilege means that overweight people have to put up with things that normal-weight people can’t even imagine.

A little advance planning can smooth out the bumpy parts of traveling with an obese child. So good luck with that, and happy holidays!

A discussion of the work of the pseudonymous “Your Fat Friend,” whose mission is to help people become aware of what it’s like to exist as an obese person.

Strangely, many people’s anecdotal accounts of weight loss include a remark to the effect that they would not have made the effort, if not for fat-shaming.

In the standup comedy culture obesity is both a weapon and a defense, an asset and a liability. But there is a whole other side to this apparent connection.

Does obesity cause MS? Some researchers read the evidence as an absolute yes, but it hasn’t been proven.

The metabolic syndrome, also known as insulin resistance, increases risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and is linked to obesity.

What if one of the main factors in diabetes management is Vitamin D deficiency? And is obesity a symptom of thyroid disease, or a cause?

A growing number of children and teens live with type 2 diabetes. Experts linked this with the dramatic increase, over the same time span, of childhood obesity.