WASHINGTON, DC — Leaders in the soft drink industry have reduced their products’ role in the U.S. obesity epidemic by listening to the concerns of parents and experts and using free market innovation to address health issues, American Beverage Association (ABA) President and CEO Kevin W. Keane told Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow.
China’s National Nutrition and Health Steering Committee published a set of dietary guidelines on Sunday designed to address China’s rapidly growing problem with obesity.
The weight-loss drug market is booming in the wake of Ozempic’s success, and China is preparing its own drugs to compete.
A recent study in the medical journal The Lancet found a dramatic rise in obesity and overweight status, particularly among young people, in the Middle East, The National reported on Monday, highlighting the contrasts in a region also suffering significant malnutrition.
Allowing welfare recipients to purchase soda as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is essentially the government subsidizing obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.
An obese rapper in Detroit, Michigan, is suing Lyft after one of the company’s drivers refused to give her a ride, fearing she was too big for his vehicle.
At least six in ten older Americans may suffer from heart disease in the coming 30 years, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).
Lizzo shared her reaction in TikTok video in which filmed herself watching a clip from the “South Park” episode that simultaneously trolled America’s obesity culture, America’s drug culture, and America’s body-positivity culture.
When I’m king, if some welfare leach asks for an obesity drug, it will arrive in the form of a treadmill. That’s it. That’s all you’re getting. What happens next is up to you.
A 400-pound former Wayne State University student is suing the school for discrimination after they didn’t allow him to complete his physical education requirement virtually.
China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday reported a major milestone in China’s growing affluence: more than half of the population is now overweight, according to research unveiled at the second annual China Obesity Conference.
Now that Ukraine wants cluster bombs and Joe Biden is prepared to send them, Democrats are required to love cluster bombs.
Body mass index (BMI) categorization is a “racist” measuring system, according to the American Medical Association (AMA), who called for using “alternative measures” to diagnose obesity instead.
Former National Hockey League (NHL) star P.K. Subban made a joke about left-wing pop star Lizzo live on the air while talking about an NHL playoff game for ESPN on Tuesday night.
Jaelyn Chaney, a plus-sized social media influencer, has called for airlines to give obese flyers as many free seats as they need.
A social media user claimed he was “kicked off” of a flight after complaining that an obese passenger beside him took up part of his seat.
Nolte: Everything is identity now, and every identity is celebrated now, including something as shallow and meaningless as skin color and as heart-stoppingly dangerous as morbid obesity.
Americans see opioids and fentanyl as the number one health threat in the country, according to an Axios-Ipsos Health Index survey published Thursday.
Pediatricians are advocating prescription medications and surgeries to treat overweight children, according to new guidance.
“Don’t leave fat people out of your DEI goals,” writes Kate Bernyk at an NBC vertical laughably titled Think.
Joe Biden-Kamala Harris 2020 campaigner and pop singer Lizzo appeared to celebrate obesity in an Instagram video over the weekend and declared her body to be a work of “art.”
The fight against obesity is rooted in “racism,” according to a Scientific American essay that claimed black women “consistently experience weightism.
A former flight attendant is suing Spirit Airlines, claiming she was fired because a seat belt in a plane’s jump seat did not fit around her.
Entertainment giant Disney has unveiled its first “plus-sized” heroine in a short film about an oversized ballet dancer dealing with “body dysmorphia.”
Australian-American conservative political commentator Dr. Sydney Watson took to the Twitters to complain about American Airlines seating her between two obese people during a three-hour flight.
To replace working-class, black, and Hispanic voters, Democrats are embracing permanent child mutilation and morbid obesity.
The Los Angeles Unified School District reportedly shared a video that said it was wrong to deem junk food bad, and a parent group was not happy about it.
Thomas the Tank Engine fans were left dumbfounded when staff at a heritage railway line upbraided them for referring to the Fat Controller character, branding the name a “slur”.
“Anti-fatness,” “fatphobia,” and “body shaming” restrict accessibility to exercise for fat people, according to a SELF magazine column.
El Salvador debuted a public service announcement (PSA) on Monday urging citizens of the Central American country to attain an “ideal weight” through a healthy diet and exercise to reduce the chance of developing complications from a possible Chinese coronavirus infection.
Nearly half of Americans view COVID as the country’s top health problem, even though the virus was the third leading cause of death in 2020.
Yet another negative consequence of the coronavirus pandemic was a sharp increase in childhood obesity, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Jonathan Neman, CEO and cofounder of the salad restaurant chain Sweetgreen, has been taking a beating on social media after linking obesity with coronavirus deaths.
Boris Johnson is set to launch a China-style social credit score app that will reward families based on their choices at the grocery store.
A survey of 3,000 U.S. adults shows that 42 percent gained an average of 29 unwanted pounds during the pandemic.
In today’s edition of Speaking Truth Is No Longer Allowed, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey is under attack for daring to connect poor eating habits to coronavirus fatalities and terrible life choices.
The formerly libertarian prime minister has imposed a raft of new restrictions in the promotion of food deemed unhealthy, treating advertisements for ‘junk food’ like nudity or violence by banning them on television before 9 pm.
The coronavirus has caused nationwide fear, and more than 127,000 people have died in the United States, but heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he has ditched his “Libertarian” stance on obesity after his bout with the Chinese coronavirus, and will reportedly pursue nanny state-style regulations in a push to get Britons “fitter”.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday at the White House said that African-Americans were suffering more deaths proportionally during the coronavirus epidemic. “It has been disproportional,” Trump said. “They are getting hit very, very hard.”
