Do You Need to Discuss Your Child's Weight with Your Pediatrician? What the Experts Say

Getting weighed is seen as a routine part of going to the pediatrician.Photo:Getty Getty ANorth Carolina mom has gone viralafter asking her child’s pediatrician to not discuss her 9-year-old daughter’s weight — but is weight management a doctor’s job? It can be, theNational Institute of Health(NIH) says, as “extra weight may put people at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, and certain cancers. Research shows that even a modest weight loss of 5 percent can result in health benefits.

Do You Suffer from Over-Nutrition? Celeb Trainer Harley Pasternak Tells You How to Eat Right

Photo: Courtesy Harley Pasternak Harley Pasternak is a celebrity trainer and nutrition expert who has worked with stars from Halle Berry andLady Gagato Robert Pattinson and Robert Downey Jr. He s also a New York Times best-selling author, with titles including The Body Reset Diet and The 5-Factor Diet. His new book5 Poundsis out now. Tweet him@harleypasternak. Most of us know that malnutrition is a serious health problem affecting one in three people and contributing to more than half of the world’s disease burden.

Do You Take This Lobster? Halloween Weddings Scare Up Plenty of Fun (Exclusive)

Oregon Justice of the Peace Justin Kidd (left) will be marrying Cassandra Carino and Randy Chavez (right).Photo:Rob Owen; The Chavez’s Rob Owen; The Chavez’s It was not Randy Chavez and Cassandra Carino’s first choice to be married in lobster costumes onHalloween, but when a unique opportunity arose, they jumped on the idea. The Salem, Oregon, couple initially planned to travel out of state so their dog Lilo could be the official witness to their nuptials.

Do You Wear High Heels Like Gwen and Jessica?

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Doc Antle from 'Tiger King' Convicted of Buying Endangered Lion Cubs

Doc Antle.Photo: Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe/Getty ZookeeperBhagavan “Doc“ Antle, who was featured in Netflix’sTiger Kingdocuseries, was found guilty of buying endangered lion cubs. Prosecutors said that Antle purchased the cubs from a now-closed roadside zoo in Frederick County so he could have them on display at his Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina. In 2019, the attorney general’s animal law unit began its months-long investigation into Antle’s zoo, as well as Wilson’s Wild Animal Park in Winchester, Va.