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Most parents believe their child is at a healthy weight, but more than likely the child is overweight. Arkansas has been giving kids a BMI score since 2004 and now some other US States have recently begun to consider following suit. They may be adding a BMI score to student’s report cards along with diet and exercise tips. After…

If you’re a fitness guru, you’ve got to keep a clean, healthy image – basically, you have to look good, all the time. Take recently passed Jack LaLanne; the dude was a juicer-selling stud right up until his death, at age 96! And, Suzanne Somers didn’t make a mint selling ThighMasters with cottage cheese thighs and cankles. It might…

Are people in America fooling themselves or is all the health data pumped out by the government a pile of lies? According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, 9 out of 10 Americans said that they eat a healthy diet with the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables!…

Isabelle Caro, a French actress and model, whose emaciated image is a shock Italian ad campaign, has died at the age of 28. In later interviews, Caro said she weighed about 59 pounds when the photos were taken in 2007, by Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani. …

The mystery of why some obese people think that they look good in Lycra has been solved. Usually a distorted body image is discussed in regards to skinny people who think they are fat. However, a new study reveals that this works the other way too, as many obese women see themselves as not overweight….

Girls as young as three are already “emotionally invested” in being thin, according to a small study of 55 preschoolers. I really didn’t expect kids this young to even notice what weight someone was. But then again, our culture has become obsessed with body image, so does this really surprise anyone? The girls behavior indicated they did not even…

For a teenager, buying your first car is a huge deal. It’s your first big step towards independence. But parents dread the day. Most teens are dopey, so who knows what could happen with a 17 year old piloting a ton of metal, traveling at 60 miles per hour. And a new study takes a unique look at that…

To those who aren’t aware: EVERYTHING is photoshopped. Every image you see on a magazine cover is not real. “I don’t think there’s a single photograph in those (magazines) that’s not retouched. They’re all manipulated to hell.” Hany Farid, Dartmouth College A number of countries are beginning to discuss how they might legislate against the practice. Can we really…

Not only do people have to deal with the issue of being labeled as ‘fat’ or as ‘skinny’, but now it seems there is a new label becoming popular in the world of diet & fitness. The Healthy Boy Blog recently wrote a great article outlining what the new term ‘skinny fat’ means….

They say a picture is worth a thousand words… well, when it comes to weight loss, nothing strikes home more than a few remarkable “before” and “after” shots. It’s the best way for promoters of weight loss pills and exercise gadgets to sell their products, right? If it wasn’t so serious, it would be funny. But, the line between…