Fast food gets a bad rap. Everyone points fingers at burger joints when discussing America's weight struggles, but reality isn't that simple. Our bodies respond to countless factors beyond just quick ...

A combination of factors has contributed to the American epidemic of obesity — among them increased consumption of nutritionally poor foods, decreased physical activity and environmental influences ...

Late for work with no time to pack a lunch, on a long car trip with limited meal options, living in a neighborhood without a nearby grocery store – there are many reasons why people eat fast food, ...

The food environment encompasses the availability, affordability and marketing of foods within the places people live, work and travel. Characteristics such as the density of fast-food outlets, ...

Experts say the cost of living, pandemic and boom in unhealthy food are behind the rise in cases.

ANACMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "Supersizing Urban America reveals the little-known story of how the U.S. government got into the business of encouraging fast ...