The Diet Docs

Gallup News and Healthways collaborated on a nationwide survey of the 188 metropolitan areas in 2010, and Evansville ranked first in obesity.

"I'm soooo upset with myself! I really need a text message or e-mail from you guys every couple of hours to motivate me. I'm just having a really hard time sticking to my diet, especially when I get off work ...

In light of the president's State of the Union address in January, let me put my best spin on the state of our waistlines. We could use a little hope and change there.

Let's expand the concept of New Year's resolutions a bit, shall we? The wording, the evoked emotion, it's all so ... yesterday. It needs a focus-group makeover.

When you hear the word "diet," what reaction comes to mind? We posed this question at a lecture this weekend and every answer revolved around anxiety.

"I don't know what happened; I started crumbling off little bits of a cookie while I was waiting for my husband, and pretty soon I was shoving whole cookies into my mouth. That started an entire weekend of bad eating ...

I met Blind Mike in Canada last week. He was in an accident when he was 19 and now has 84 screws, several plates and rods, a titanium face plate and plastic eyes.

I determined not to make my first writings of 2010 cliché, rah-rah pieces. "You can do it! Stick to that resolution!" Has that ever worked? I'd rather get to something that may provide a little structure and underpinning to your ...

With the president declaring that the H1N1 flu now is a national epidemic, I want to give bacteria some equal time lest it seeks its revenge.

You work hard, play by the rules and then someone seems to get a free pass based on knowing the right person to grease the right wheel for him — it's painful!

It would be easy to start talking about health care reform, but I (Scott Uloth) think there has been enough space devoted to that subject in the last few weeks. Having done my civic duty in meeting with Rep. Brad ...

In finishing this series on childhood nutrition, I (Joe Klemczewski) want to give a handful of suggestions to help parents help their kids.

With the passing of Corazon Aquino (the former president of the Philippines) due to colorectal cancer, I believe it is long overdue to talk about colon cancer screening.

May I (Joe Klemczewski) give you my opinion on the correct action to help children manage their weight and health?

Pies, pork rinds and produce. I can't think of a better slice of Americana represented right here in River City.