Weight Lost: Number of Obese Kids Dropping in Some Cities
Researchers are left scratching their heads while trying to determine a cause for the drop in obesity rates.
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Junk Food Ruining America’s Military
A group of retired military leaders are warning that the majority of today's seemingly eligible recruits are simply too fat for combat.
Americans’ Big, Fat Appetites Putting the Rest of the World at Risk
The United States, which makes up only 5 percent of Earth’s population, accounts for nearly a third of all the word’s weight.
Fat People More Likely to Die in Car Crashes Than Skinny People
As if diabetes, heart disease, impotence, and gout weren't enough to worry about.
NJ Cheesemakers Made Cheese with Condemned Raw Milk; What Makes Taco Trucks' Tacos Taste So Good?
Plus: It's boom time for the U.S. agricultural industry; and there's a possibility that your co-workers and their chocolate chip cookies are making you fat, all in our morning news roundup.
Hershey Achieves Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Status; Less Than Cost-Effective Single-Cup Coffee Brewers Recalled
Plus: Revel plans a two-month preview period; and Lemonheads inventor passes, all in our morning news roundup.
Politicians Line Up to Blast Corbett Over Food Stamp Assets Tests; Don’t Fear the Fryer
Plus: USDA's gardeners' guide shows warm zones have drifted North; and Burger King's latest concoction packs more than 1,000 calories, all in our morning news roundup.
Department of Human Services Can and Will Remove Obese Children From Their Homes; Oklahoma Prohibits Human Fetuses From Food Production
Plus: Veggie burgers just want to be meat; and police stage their first ever prostitution raid on Bethlehem Sands casino, all in our morning news roundup.
Tony Luke Shed 100 Pounds; Cracker Barrel Founder, Danny Evins, Passed Away
Plus: Weight Watchers is booming; and Grandma and Grandpa represent the largest binge drinking demographic, all in our morning news roundup.
Ohio Embraces Yuengling; Chinese Cheese Is a Thing
Plus: Retailers struggle with the logistics of shipping everything from bacon to live lobsters; and disposable aluminum roasting pans are prone to tearing, and severely burning cooks, all in our morning news roundup.
‘Morally Bankrupt’ Restaurant Blogger Can’t Get a Job; Snacks Eclipse Actual Meals With Millennials
Plus: Fat people actually eat fewer meals than normal-weight folks; and world food demand will likely double by 2050, all in our morning news roundup.
Pundits Size Up Chris Christie’s Girth; Four Loko Labels Get Revised
Plus: Listeria-tainted lettuce reached Pennsylvania; and Guy Fieri sets his sights on Carnival Cruise ships and New York, all in our morning news roundup.
Yesterday’s Food Trends Are Still Hot in Philly; Can Fish Oil Prevent Suicides?
Plus: The federal government steps in to help out with feeding flood victims; and now scientists are saying red wine does not stave off aging, all in our morning news roundup.
Ancient Zoning Rules Forbid Fettuccine and Gnocchi Making; Make Way For Jarritos
Plus: Two Pittsburgh area brewers battle over a defunct beer; and obese people actually crave more high-calorie foods than others, all in our morning news roundup.
Case Closed on the Floating Doughnuts Mystery; Is the National Obesity Problem a Result of Americans Inability to Cook?
Plus: White Castle won't build bigger booths for fatter customers; and Peruvian food could be the next big thing, all in our morning news roundup.
Mayor of Pat’s Steaks Shakes Her Fist at the Grim Reaper; Obesity Costs States $15 Billion Annually
Plus: Whole Foods tests out Wellness Clubs; and Centre Hall newlyweds honeymoon in jail, all in our morning news roundup.
Teen Sentenced In Connection to Pizza Deliveryman’s Death; Triple-Double Oreos Clock In at 100 Calories Per Cookie
Plus: FEASTIVAL enlists Philly's top culinary talent; and a True Blood cookbook hits shelves next year, all in our morning news roundup.
Vetri Has a Better Plan For School Lunches; Google+ Does Cooking Classes
Plus: YUMM brings fresh fruit to Philly's food deserts via bicycle; and nearly 10,000 restaurants closed in the U.S. last year, all in our morning news roundup.
Designated Driving Services Delivers Two Sober Drivers For Every Drunk; Obesity Isn’t Contagious
Plus: storing beer in a toilet tank conserves water and keeps brewskis cold; and the machine gun-wielding crook that stuck up a froyo shop in the burbs was actually a kid with a BB gun, all in our morning news roundup.
Ocean City Restaurateurs Submit BYOB Petition; The French Are Getting Fat Too
Plus: USDA date shows a 17 percent increase in the number of farmers markets in the past year; and the sea buckthorn berry is the latest miracle cure on the scene, all in our morning news roundup.