MINNEAPOLIS, July 21, 2008—The march to obesity over the past 30 years has been steady, according to the new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with a quarter of the population now qualifying as obese.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 19, 2008—As Americans have gotten heavier, they have been diagnosed with more cases of obesity-related cancer.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 19, 2008—Former MMA board chair Timothy Crimmins, M.D., has authored a cover story on the state of corporate wellness for the current issue of Twin Cities Business Journal.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2008—A gene common to both mice and humans may be partly responsible for the rising rate of obesity that comes with age, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS, JUNE 4, 2008—University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers found that parents who know their teen children are overweight still failed to lead them to better health habits.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 20, 2008—A study by the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement reveals that the Twin Cities metro area is the nation's healthiest "mega metro" for women's hearts.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 15, 2008—People in three Minnesota communities are taking part in a pilot program sponsored by the state to see if intensive group intervention with people diagnosed as prediabetic can prevent or delay the onset of diabetes.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 14, 2008—Mayo Clinic cardiologist Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., has a new label for physicians to use: normal weight obesity.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 8, 2008—University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers found that older adolescents who have a bedroom TV are less likely to engage in healthy activities—exercising, eating right, and enjoying family meals.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 27, 2008—"Belly fat" put on by middle age may be connected to later onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in Neurology.