Society often views osteoporosis as a disease of the elderly, a natural aging process that we can't do much about. By definition, osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time.

Six months ago Michelle Aliste could not fit into clothes sold in standard dress shops but after she had a gastric balloon inserted by a gastroenterologist she's dropped four dress sizes from size 18 to size 12 and entered a fun run.

Watching what your children eat can now become a fulltime occupation. A new survey of eating habits of urban children has explained why childhood obesity is on the rise: too much junk food and at the wrong time. Children in Mumbai and Delhi were the worst off -- 95 and 93 per cent respectively of those surveyed said that they snacked before dinner. Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai were better behaved at 66, 66 and 62 per cent respectively.

"Twenty minutes of moderately intense exercise, three or four days a week" has replaced "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." That's all we need to be healthy, right?

Shedding the pounds will improve your heart health whether you lose the weight because of your diet or whether you lose the weight following bariatric surgery. Evidence for this comes from a new study done by UK researchers at Oxford University.

Despite receiving a MacArthur genius award for her work in Alabama "forging an inspiring model of compassionate and effective medical care in one of the most underserved regions of the United States," Regina Benjamin's qualifications to be surgeon general have been questioned. Why? She is overweight. "It tends to undermine her credibility," Dr. Marcia Angell, former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, said in an interview with ABC News. "I do think at a time when a lot of public-health concern is about the national epidemic of obesity, having a surgeon general who is noticeably overweight raises questions in people's minds."