Could your cup of coffee hold the secret to shedding unwanted fat? 

CHICAGO (AP) -- New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women.  

AIRMONT, N.Y. (AP) -- Debbie McGee got about $32 a pound for her fat. 

Does this sound familiar? You have the munchies, and grab one of those 100-calorie snack packs you find on store shelves everywhere. They are small and convenient and are marketed as low calorie snacks. 

Many dieters avoid restaurants because they can't count how many calories are in their meal. Now a new web service is changing that.  

New research suggests exercise can keep people from catching a cold, and the exercise involved doesn't need to be intense. 

Burgers, burritos, beverages -- we're grabbing food on the run more than ever. However, have you considered how many calories you're consuming? 

STRONGSVILLE, OH -- At Surrarrer Elementary school in Strongsville, Ohio, the kids in Bob Kovac's class are playing video games, board games, putting on puppet shows and occassionally dropping to do pushups or situps. 

Michelle Clement would love to kiss her cellulite goodbye, but like most women, she finds exercise alone isn't cutting it. 

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- He's the man that many Americans turn to for shedding unwanted pounds. He motivates us by saying "you can do it!"  

Men's Health Magazine has come up with a list of the 20 worst foods on American menus. See which one of your favorites made the list, and what you may want to stay away from in the future. 

COLUMBIA, SC -- Fighting obesity is Bertram Bailey Jr.'s mission. Bertram has been helping people in the Midlands break overcome obstacles for over 10 years. 

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CALIF. -- Any parent can tell you it's not easy to tear a child from video games to get some exercise. But now, a California school is experimenting with a new approach that allows kids to do both at once.  

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- She says she didn't get her stomach stapled, didn't really diet and didn't exercise much. However, a Grand Rapids woman still managed to lose more than 500 pounds. 

By Julia Crowley
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A four minute workout sounds too good to be true. But the makers of the ROM (Range of Motion) machine say it is possible. First Coast News follows one man as he put the machine to the test.