(NewsNation) — For Americans hoping to achieve a healthy 2025, shedding a few pounds in the process is becoming more of a priority when it comes to compiling a list of New Year’s resolutions.

Although most doctors concede that excess fat is a factor in many illnesses, they disagree about its causes, relative danger, and effective control among 34 million overweight Americans.

The CDC just published a report that about 75% of American are overweight and perhaps 43% are obese. What discouraging news at Christmas time when so many traditional goodies are everywhere ...

Dr. Richard Z. Cheng, editor-in-chief of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, reports that years ago hunters survived ...

We've all heard over and over again how overweight Americans are. How could a country that seems obsessed with being thin, that spends billions a year on fad diets and dieting products ...

We typically shy away from the idea of cramming ourselves onto a vessel filled to capacity with overweight American tourists, all waiting to descend on some unsuspecting port of call like a ...

There are no expected survivors from the crash, as the plane carried 60 passengers and four crew members, while the helicopter had three people on board.