As they do every summer, publicly traded companies posted their second-quarter results while Americans were baring their bodies on the beach. But this year, the timing was apt. On several […]
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Back to news homeIn Poorer Countries, Obesity Can Signal Financial Security
In the world’s wealthiest countries, the richer people are, the thinner they tend to be.But in Uganda, one of the poorest nations, where nearly half the population eats fewer calories […]
TikTok Appears to Push Harmful Posts to Young Users, Researchers Say
TikTok appears to be pushing videos about eating disorders and self-harm to 13-year-old users at a rapid clip, researchers said on Wednesday, raising new concerns about the service’s influence on […]
Plane Crash Complicates HBO Max Documentary on Diet-Inspired Church
On May 29, a single-pilot jet plane crashed into a lake near Nashville, killing all seven people on board. Among them were Gwen Shamblin Lara, a weight-loss guru and the […]
Diet Companies See Gains as Americans Try to Drop Pandemic Pounds
Maybe it was the frozen pizza. Or the cheesy snack crackers she mindlessly nibbled on as she worked from home over the past year. Or those darn cookies.Whatever the cause, […]
Nancye Radmin, Pioneer of Plus-Size Fashion, Is Dead at 82
Nancye Radmin, a pioneer of plus-size fashion who for two decades ran an upscale chain of stores, the Forgotten Woman, that served a group of women who had otherwise been […]
Nancye Radmin, Pioneer of Plus-Size Fashion, Is Dead at 82
Nancye Radmin, a pioneer of plus-size fashion who for two decades ran an upscale chain of stores, the Forgotten Woman, that served a group of women who had otherwise been […]
Amazon Halo Review: The Fitness Gadget We Don’t Deserve or Need
I decided to record consistent body fat measurements for myself and a friend using the Halo, a Fitbit bathroom scale and a highly rated skin caliper. In November and December, […]