This week on WLS News, we’ll tell you why one couple is facing charges of child abuse after reacting badly to their baby’s weight gain. Plus, find out what Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson is doing to address the nationwide obesity epidemic — and the controversy surrounding the project. We’ll also tell you about a weight loss pill in the works that uses a natural protein, reveal the results of a new experiment on willpower, and share some alarming statistics concerning the cardiovascular health of today’s youth. Read the full story

Watch this week’s WLS News to see some encouraging news for people who think they’re too depressed to lose weight. And learn more about data showing that weight loss surgery is helping people live years longer. Also, though obesity can sometimes be genetic, studies are showing that breastfeeding can help your baby maintain a healthy weight later in life. Get the details on these stories and more in this week’s newscast. Read the full story

Catch this week’s WLS News to learn why some people are getting paid to lose weight. Plus, could going under anesthesia be riskier for the overweight? And there’s good news about the obesity rate in America, but experts warn the effects may be temporary. Can you really trust the calorie count on the fast food menus? That story, as well as a new connection between obesity and a deadly form of kidney cancer on this episode.  Click the video player below to view these stories and more. Read the full story

Tune into this week’s WLS News for the rundown on the best new gadgets to track your weight loss success, and get details about new research that could hold a clue to boosting the number of calories you burn. Plus, learn what weight loss surgery may soon do for people who aren’t yet obese, and find out what visceral fat is, and the difference it can make in a person’s health based on their ethnicity. All of these stories and more are featured in this week’s newscast. Read the full story

See this week’s news report to find out why so many people fail to uphold their New Year’s resolutions to lose weight. And learn more about an appetite compound that’s natural in humans and is chemically similar to a certain recreational drug. Plus, get more on a new two-year program designed to help 120 families lose weight, and discover a new device that could replace gastric bypass surgery. Read the full story

Watch this week’s WLS News to see how NBC’s very first “Biggest Loser” is doing, and why he wasn’t featured in the Biggest Loser reunion show. And how much can the wrong snacks in between meals affect you? Will these bite size portions lead to obesity? This report tells the whole story. Plus, you’ll hear about famed Chef Jamie Oliver and get some good news about projects designed to combat childhood obesity. Read the full story

Watch this week’s WLS News to find out why too much exercise, too soon could pose certain risks to weight loss surgery patients. And, learn how drinking coffee and tea may help prevent a life threatening medical condition. Plus, we’ll tell you how psychotherapy can benefit overweight teens, fill you in on two new weight loss pills expected to get FDA approval, and share the top ten trends in weight loss surgery for the New Year. Read the full story

Check out this week’s Weight Loss Surgery News to find out more about a possible link between childhood obesity and missing DNA. Also, the saga continues in the ongoing debate about low-fat versus low-carb diets. Both diets provide weight loss, but one can cause serious heart problems. And, see what weight loss surgery has done for pro golfer John Daly – who weighed nearly 300 pounds at the beginning of 2009 and is now down to a much more flattering number. Read the full story