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Do You Recognize if Your Child is Overweight? 07/20/2015 12:00pm • Childhood obesity is a prominent public health issue. Obese children are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure and high cholesterol. They are also at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, asthma, joint and musculoskeletal issues, fatty A hero’s welcome as Krieger, Harris return to Spirit 07/20/2015 01:53am • BOYDS, Md. — On a picture perfect sunny summer Saturday evening just outside of Germantown, Maryland, a crowd of better than 5,400 gathered to welcome their heroes home. The Washington Spirit took the field at home for the first time since the U.S. Women’s National Team’s World Cup victory, as Car Report: The most popular Ford F-150 gets a slim-down makeover 07/17/2015 07:31pm • WASHINGTON — In the first half of this year, Ford sold roughly 357,000 F-150 pickups. It’s the most popular vehicle sold in the U.S. But Ford did something new when they redesigned the truck. They put it on a diet and made smaller engines for options. But how do you take weight from such a ru 5 Reasons Your Workout Isn't Working 07/17/2015 12:00pm • Working out is hard. But when feel your body become stronger, your energy levels heighten and your pants becoming less snug, it's worth it. The problem is, at one point or another, everyone has put in work and felt like they were reaping zero gains. Besides being incredibly frustrating, it can ea Eating disorders a new concern for gastric bypass patients 07/17/2015 04:51am • WASHINGTON — A new type of patient is showing up for treatment of eating disorders — people who had gastric bypass surgery. "About eight to 10 percent of our patients are post-surgical," says psychologist Janelle Coughlin, who works with the Johns Hopkins Eating Disorder Program. Coughli 'Trainwreck' is R-rated riot by Apatow, Schumer 07/17/2015 03:10am • WASHINGTON — What happens when you mix Judd Apatow's eye with Amy Schumer's script? You get the most hilarious and heartwarming R-rated comedy since Apatow's debut "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005). While that film launched countless careers — Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Paul R 8 Stocks Joining Netflix in Sky-High Territory 07/16/2015 08:00pm • And now, airing exclusively on Netflix: The drama of a company with a skyrocketing stock price, but facing split opinion about whether it's an investment gamble going forward. More accurately, it's a story exclusively about Netflix stock (ticker: NFLX), which is trading at all-time highs after the How to Transition from Restrained to Retrained Eating 07/16/2015 08:00pm • In my private practice, I have several clients who live in the world of dietary restraint. "Can't," "shouldn't" and "never" are some of the words that pepper their eating vocabulary. When I ask why they don't eat certain foods, it's not because of food allergies or intolerances but more an extreme Celebration at The Wharf as digging wraps up 07/16/2015 05:18pm • WASHINGTON — The District's largest active economic development project has finished up excavation work, a milestone celebrated with a "bottoming-out" ceremony on Thursday. The Wharf project is expected to transform the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood and will develop a full mile of shoreline Is Your Doctor Judging You? 07/15/2015 08:00pm • The first time Dawn Jett met with a cardiologist in Las Vegas, the doctor didn't introduce himself, shake her hand or review her files. Instead, he looked at her and asked, "Why are you fat?" remembers Jett, 39, who made the appointment to check on her heart murmur, which she has had since childhood Up in Arms -- and Baring Them 07/15/2015 08:00pm • I'd just finished viewing Serena Williams' triumph at Wimbledon when I spotted a short USA Today piece that caught my eye. "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling had just tweeted her joy and support of Serena's sixth Wimbledon title noting, "I love her. What an athlete. What a role model. What a woman." How to trim your caffeine costs 07/15/2015 11:30am • Fluctuating coffee prices can put caffeine addicts on edge. Starbucks recently increased prices on select coffee drinks, citing higher labor and rent costs. Retail experts suggest that coffee lovers will continue buying their favorite drinks. According to the 2014 National Coffee Association's Annua Diet and Lifestyle Advice for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 07/14/2015 08:00pm • What's in a name?Despite its name, polycystic ovary syndrome involves more than cysts. The most common hormonal disorder among women also causes infertility due to a lack of ovulation; increased hair growth on the face, chest, stomach, back, thumbs or toes; acne or oily skin; dandruff; weight gain; How to Stop the Summer Sabotage 07/14/2015 08:00pm • You spent all spring gearing up for summer, swearing to be bathing suit-ready. And you were! And then Memorial Day hit and it's been downhill ever since. Sound familiar? We could all come up with a ton of excuses for being off the healthy eating path, but that won't get us anywhere. Instead, we need When Your Child Has Obesity: How to Tackle Weight Loss as a Family 07/14/2015 08:00pm • Diet is a four-letter cuss word in Traci Baker's house. She and her son Mason Baker have made it a rule to stay away from words that give healthy choices a bad connotation. "It's an everyday battle for us," says the president of Bariatric Life Coach Association LLC, referencing her lifelong struggle