Obesity

"Much of my job is like being a therapist," says a Manhattan-based nutritionist of her practice. ...

The high rate of obesity and unemployment are, in many ways, the two biggest problems afflicting America in 2012. It almost goes without saying, both have grown way too fast. A new study by the Robert Wood Foundation predicts that half of the country will be obese by 2030, up from one in three now. The ...

In the last year alone, a court awarded a victim of sexual harassment a record payout ($95 million), the Supreme Court dismissed the biggest civil rights class action suit in U.S. history, and people called discrimination on everything from HIV status to a peanut allergy. The number of workplace discrimination ...

In 1999, Nancy McClure wanted to join the National Guard. She was 37, close to when many veterans hope to retire. The recruiter said she was too old. Two years later, she returned to that recruiter's office with two daughters who planned to enlist. McClure learned about an age waiver and promptly joined the ...

Over twice as many Johnson & Johnson employees exercised last year compared to 15 years before, a third as many smoked, and less than half had high blood pressure. It was in 1995 that the health care products giant launched its wellness program. Some wellness programs are rollicking success stories. ...

While long commutes are stressful for most, the strain hits women the hardest, according to a new study. Although women's travel times average slightly less than men's, the study found that their psychological well-being suffers more from the experience. ...

American workers are not as vital, strong and fit as they used to be. In fact, credible research shows that we have become a nation of desk potatoes -- 80 percent of our jobs are sedentary and require only light physical activity. Jobs requiring moderate physical activity accounted for 50 percent of the ...

My name is Bob Moore, and my journey into unemployment began in 1999. I lived and worked in a small town west of Daytona Beach, Fla., when I accepted a buyout package from my employer, after nearly 17 years of service as a machinist. ...

According to a recent report on obesity by George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services, obese employees, on average, cost companies $4,879 annually for a woman and $2,646 for a man. When the value of lost life is added, the costs are even higher; $8,365 for women and $6,518 for ...