We tire too easily." Across town, at the hair salon, the young women were expounding on the merits of corpulence. So fashionable is fat that some rich men go out at night surrounded by overweight ...

Two of the biggest influences on children -- parents and schools -- may unintentionally contribute to childhood obesity. That's the observation a researcher who studies the problem. Two of the ...

Two of the biggest influences on children — parents and schools — may unintentionally contribute to childhood obesity. That's the observation of Susan Terwilliger, clinical as­sociate ...

By the end of the Facebook contest, which stretched over seven days, about 18,000 fans voted for Holly to be crowned Katmai’s “Queen of Corpulence,” said Naomi Boak, a ranger with the Katmai ...

“All hail Holly whose healthy heft will help her hibernate until the spring. Long live the Queen of Corpulence!” The competition began Oct. 2, when followers of the park’s Facebook page were ...

This was when a formerly portly London undertaker, William Banting, published a pamphlet called Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public. This Richard Simmons prototype described the ailments ...

If your idea of a perfect evening includes binge-watching television shows or playing video games in the company of carbonated drinks and high-calorie food, the Chinese internet has coined a phrase ...