Donna Simpson weighs 603 pounds. But she says she’s still too skinny, and needs to weigh nearly 1 000 pounds before she can be recognized in the Guinness World Book of Records as the world’s fattest woman – a goal she’s set her sights on. The 42-year-old mother of two is determined to double her size to reach her goal by eating mounds of junk food and moving as little as possible, even though she can only move 20 feet before needing to rest currently

Hula hooping is not just something the kids do for fun, it’s something First Lady Michelle Obama and actress Marisa Tomei do to keep fit. Hooping strengthens your core, improves your balance and can even serve as a really good aerobic workout, adding variety to your current one

Ever since I can remember, I’ve been told to rather buy fresh vegetables than frozen ones. But with the current rise in fresh produce prices, I’m having a tough time putting fresh veggies on my dinner table.

Despite the nation’s alarming obesity figures, the Food and Drug Administration’s latest Health and Diet Survey shows that Americans’ nutrition knowledge has in fact increased over the years.

At some point or another we’ve all had our mothers scold us for eating too quickly and told to slow down. There might be some truth to the old wives tale that eating slower will help you lose weight too, according to a new study. Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , the study conducted by researchers at Athens University Medical School in Greece was to determine whether eating the same meal at different speeds produces different post-meal hormones (glucagon) that signal feelings of satiety and fullness to the brain.