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

Shape Up America! sent an “Open Letter to Congress” in hopes to further the fight against morbidity related to obesity. Watch this week’s WLS News to find out more. Read the full story

Stress, specifically chronic stress, can lead people to take comfort in eating high-fat foods, according to a new study. Get the details in this report from WLS News. Read the full story