obesity

Louisiana ranks high on the obesity list, but its food culture is second to none. Let’s dive into this delicious dilemma.

A new WalletHub study ranks several Louisiana cities among the most overweight in the U.S., with Lafayette, Baton Rouge and Shreveport placing high on the list.

The Presidential Fitness Test is returning to Louisiana. When will Louisiana students be required to take the tests? Here's what we've discovered.

Louisiana ranks 46th in youth obesity in the U.S., with 35.6% of children aged 10 to 17 classified as obese or overweight.

Could Louisiana's rice farmers be on the cusp of a financial windfall thanks to a social media weight loss hack?

When it comes to certain weight loss drugs, Louisiana has a high rate of patients using one of the most popular drugs out there.

The research, conducted by Universal Drugstore, analyzed factors like overweight and obesity levels along with childhood obesity and diabetes rates.

Plus-size travelers in Louisiana no longer need to spend extra money for a second seat just to get the room they need. Here's a genius solution that is free and actually applauded by airline officials.

Louisiana residents are crying foul on some the more ridiculous "servings per container" labels that just don't measure up.

This is higher than the national average of 42.7%.

According to the team of researchers at Wallethub, the Shreveport/Bossier City metro area is one of the most obese in the entire country.

I wish that the medical and insurance industries would treat obesity like the disease that it is. It would save a ton of heartache, and money, in the long run.