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No matter what your age or circumstance, this coming Sunday’s Father’s Day celebration is likely to be unusual. Many of us won’t be able to spend time in person with beloved dads or granddads, and many of us are in no mood to celebrate, given illness, activism, or financial limitations….

At this point, the evidence is pretty incontrovertible. Obesity is a public health epidemic in the United States, and, according to a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine, predictions are that by 2030, ½ of all American adults will be obese and nearly ¼ will be categorized…

Have you jumped on the weight-loss medication bandwagon yet? Have you wondered whether there’s finally a way for you to shed those extra pounds that have been plaguing you for decades and return to your svelte days of yesteryear? Although we’ve previously told you that a bit of extra weight…

So what’s cooking with you? Chances are, you’re actually doing a lot more cooking these days, with restaurants mostly closed and budgets more limited. Has your increased presence in the kitchen changed the way you eat? Are you improvising with whatever ingredients you can get your hands on? For some,…

Raise your hand if you’ve spent way too many years (decades?) worried about your weight. For far too many, concern about one’s weight, weight gain, or inability to lose weight has been an all-consuming source of anxiety and distress. Apparently, on any given day in the United States, it’s been…

It’s certainly not the usual holiday season this year. Whether you’re looking forward to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza, or another cultural celebration, it’s unlikely you’ll partake in the usual festivities or merrymaking. In fact, very little may resemble prior years’ celebrations, with perhaps the exception of gift-giving. But even that will…