By Julie Kailus

Say goodbye scale and hello tape measure. Recent studies have shown that it’s not how much you weigh, but how you carry your fat proportionally that’s most indicative of future health.

Raise your awareness and lower your cholesterol.

Is America's obesity epidemic partly responsible for global warming?

As some try to establish the link, obesity experts tell them to get a grip.

Our fondness for fatty foods is widening our waists, shortening our lives, and ballooning our health care costs. Doesn't that qualify as a crisis worthy of a presidential counter-offensive? and

What's the number one food magazine in America? I'll give you a hint: it's not Gourmet, Bon Appétit, or Saveur. You can't buy it on the newsstands, and most urbanites have never even heard of it.