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Recent Studies Suggest Connection Between Obesity and Dementia At one time or another, we’ve all experienced “losing our marbles.”  However, dementia is no laughing matter. None of us can...

Study Shows Obesity Puts Toddlers at Risk Almost 17% percent of U.S. kids ages 2 to 19 are obese, according to the CDC. And now a nationwide study of children 3 to 6 years old by the University of...

New Genetic Weight Loss Treatment May be Magic Bullet Scientists at the Ohio State University Medical Center have discovered a promising new genetic treatment using a gene called BDNF which...

Gene Therapy May Yield 'Magic' Weight Loss Pill In the War on Obesity, the only weapons are a healthy diet and active lifestyle – plus bariatric surgery as a weapon of last resort. What’s...

Obesity May Cause Infertility There may be more to your fertility problems than just stress and reproductive issues. According to a new study scheduled to appear in the May issue of Journal of...

The Keys are Inside. In this episode of 90 Seconds to Success, host Craig Thompson reminds us that overeating before weight loss surgery was just a symptom of deeper issues. If you focus on food as the root of all your troubles, you will find life just as challenging to navigate after surgery as you did before. We not only need to change our eating habits, but also our attitude -- and the keys to happiness, he says, are inside.

Be a Person of Your Word. So often, we make promises that we don't keep -- whether it's pledging to exercise three times a week or committing to calling our doctor. Then, when push comes to shove, we come up with an excuse for not keeping our word. In this episode of 90 Seconds to Success, host Craig Thompson explains how ignoring your commitments can actually hurt your self-esteem, and that being a person of your word will keep you on the road to success!

Shirley Mastenbrook's husband stuck with her through thick and thin, but when her weight reached 264 pounds, she had finally had enough. Join host Yvonne McCarthy as she talks with Shirley about the lessons she has learned since having weight loss surgery, and how she manages life post-op, from hiding excess skin to maintaining the daily disciplines needed to stay at a healthy weight for life.