Weight management
FILE - Norway's Maren Lundby competes in the mixed team ski jumping World Cup event in Rasnov, Romania, on Feb. 20, 2021. Lundby has emerged as an advocate for change in a sport that has historically had athletes develop eating disorders in a quest to be as light as possible to fly farther. (AP Photo/Raed Krishan, File)
Olympic champion Lundby laments ski jumping's weight issues

By Larry Lage Jan. 27, 2022 02:25 AM EST

This combination of file photos provided by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Workers' Party meetings in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 8, 2021, left, and June 15, 2021. Last time when Kim faced rumors about his health, the North Korean leader had walked with a cane, missed an important state anniversary or panted for breath. Now, the 37-year-old faces fresh speculation about his health because he looks thinner noticeably in recent state media images. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
N Korea's Kim looks much thinner, causing health speculation

By Hyung-Jin Kim And Kim Tong-Hyung Jun. 16, 2021 02:29 AM EDT

Christian Hainds plays with his dog, Reyna in the backyard of his home in Hammond, Ind., Monday, June 7, 2021. Health officials have warned since early on in the pandemic that obesity and related conditions such as diabetes were risk factors for severe COVID-19. It wasn't until he was diagnosed as diabetic around the start of the pandemic that he felt the urgency to make changes. Hainds lost about 50 pounds during the pandemic, and at 180 pounds and 5 feet, 11 inches tall is no longer considered obese. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
Pandemic shows risk of obesity, and challenge of weight loss

By Candice Choi Jun. 09, 2021 11:34 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
Janesville Gazette. March 19, 2021. Editorial: It’s about time doors to vaccine are opened In case you didn’t notice,...

Chef Jermaine Wall stacks containers of soups at Community Servings, which prepares and delivers scratch-made, medically tailored meals to individuals & families living with critical & chronic illnesses, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Food is a growing focus for insurers as they look to improve the health of the people they cover and cut costs. Insurers first started covering Community Servings meals about five years ago, and CEO David Waters says they now cover close to 40%. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Insurers add food to coverage menu as way to improve health

By Tom Murphy Jan. 23, 2021 08:53 AM EST

Lauren Wire, a 32-year-old publicist who lives in Manhattan, poses for a portrait before a fitness class Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in New York. Many Americans are changing clothing sizes depending on how they spent their time sheltering at home. Wire gained back 12 of the 50 pounds she lost leading up to the pandemic because she was ordering in a lot from restaurants and partaking in social distance cocktails with friends. She says she bought new shorts and swimwear when she gained the weight but now she's starting to shed pounds again by biking outside. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Pandemic throws lives - and waistlines - into flux

By Anne D'innocenzio Jul. 20, 2020 10:33 AM EDT