Obesity

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April 12, 2011

Beyoncé debuts 'Move Your Body' for obesity campaign

Last month, Beyonce joined forces with First Lady Michelle Obama to promote the national Let's Move! campaign, which aims to…
March 7, 2011

Beyoncé teams up with first lady for 'Let's Move' campaign

She has re-written and re-recorded one of her songs and is providing an instruction video demonstrating the dance/exercise routine...
March 2, 2011

Aretha says she's lost 85 lbs, was 'entirely too fat'

DETROIT (AP) - The 68-year-old Franklin underwent surgery for an undisclosed ailment in December and didn't go into detail about…
March 2, 2011

Why Jennifer Hudson gained critics by losing weight

OPINION - It appears that when it comes to her body, Jennifer has yet to find that magic number to…
February 24, 2011

Scott sisters too overweight to share kidney

PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) - A proposed kidney transplant that won two sisters their freedom from prison can't take place until…
February 23, 2011

Rush Limbaugh binges on anti-Michelle Obama vitriol

Rush Limbaugh thinks Michelle Obama is a big, fat idiot...
February 18, 2011

Beautyshop Buzz: How is Michelle Obama faring as first lady?

VIDEO - Does she face different challenges because she is African-American?...
February 17, 2011

Tucker Carlson: Michelle Obama will raise your kids at ‘gunpoint’

In recent months, Carlson who has come under fire for his "Mike Vick should be executed" comments, along with others…
February 16, 2011

Critics throw weight behind cheap shots on first lady

OPINION - No one can really object with a straight face to encouraging healthier lifestyles. Yet, somehow, the right-wing has…
February 15, 2011

First lady encourages women to breastfeed

CLUTCH - Michelle Obama is encouraging that women breastfeed their children, her emphasis on the fact that nursing is one…
February 9, 2011

First lady takes ‘Let’s Move!’ campaign to South

ATLANTA (AP) - Mrs. Obama is working to combat what many health experts are calling a national epidemic of obesity,…
February 9, 2011

Dominique Dawes backs ‘Let’s Move’ one year later

VIDEO - Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes, co-chair of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, talks about her support…
February 9, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Michelle Obama, first lady leads fight against obesity

The Grio's 100 - Michelle Obama is throwing her weight behind her landmark Let's Move initiative, and is propelling our…
February 1, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Linda Fondren, moving Mississippi to get healthy

TheGrio's 100 - After obesity factored in her sister's death, Linda Fondren made it her mission to get Mississippi, the…
January 20, 2011

First lady: Wal-Mart to sell and make healthier foods

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama said the announcement has "the potential to transform the marketplace and help Americans put healthier…
January 4, 2011

Master P teams up with the first lady to fight obesity

VIDEO - Master P will be hosting an event during Grammy week where he will ask celebrities to support the…
December 10, 2010

'Diet or die': World's fattest woman warned after hitting 700lbs

A woman believed to be the world's fattest at 50 stone (700lbs) is facing a battle to shed weight after…
November 11, 2010

Military weighs in: Recruits turned away due to obesity

VIDEO - 27 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds are ineligible to join the military because they're overweight...
November 10, 2010

Are black kids a bigger target for fast food companies?

OPINION - According to the Rudd Center study, African-American children and teens see at least 50 percent more fast food…
August 16, 2010

Obesity rates improve for some, continue to increase for black girls, study shows

theGRIO REPORT - Trends in the data also suggest that discrepancies in the prevalence of obesity among children of different…