Eating late at night increases your chances of gaining weight, according to a study by Northwestern University.

Newsweek asks: Why do Americans hate fat people?

At least 70 percent of children in the U.S. have vitamin D deficiency due to bad eating habits and lack of sunlight. The deficiency is more prevalent among Mexican-American kids, African-American kids, girls and the obese.

Who's worried about love handles when there's cankles?

Time magazine asks: Why are Southerners so fat?

Young Hispanic women are more likely to develop "love handles" than Hispanic men, increasing their chance of type-2 diabetes.

Should child obesity be classified as child abuse?

The bad news: obesity is on the rise in 23 states in the U.S. The bad news: obesity rates did not change in the other 27 states.

The nine unhealthiest foods you can order at restaurants like Chili's, Applebee's and The Olive Garden.

Is the recession making Americans fatter?