Weight Loss

Illinois Gov. J,B. Pritzker’s office estimates the drugs — which include Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic — will cost taxpayers $210 million the first year. But others put that number much higher.

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, an intention to lose weight continues to top the list for many Americans. All too often, those goals go…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 8, 2013 - Writer Alice Randall triggered a lot of discussion last summer when she argued in a New…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 6, 2011 - Amy Stringer Hessel, an official at the Missouri Foundation for Health, likens the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 13, 2010 - For most of her life, Brittany Lewis, 18, has ridden a dieting rollercoaster.Before…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 27, 2010 - After making their trip to the Farmers' Market in Ferguson to buy fresh fruits and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 3, 2010 - As the average American has grown fatter, researchers have been investigating the…