Once upon a time, you went to the sweeteners aisle and next to the sugar you found pink, blue, and yellow packets artificial sweeteners. However, several studies found aspartame and other artificial sweeteners could, among other problems, trigger sugar cravings and weight gain.

As people became more...

Discuss snacking among fitness and nutrition experts and you'll likely receive radically different views. Advocates argue snacks or "mini-meals" can curb appetite, stabilize blood sugar, and help you eat less during a subsequent meal.

Based on my research and experience helping people who struggle with weight-loss resistance, I'm against snacking...

A recent study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics concluded that nixing gluten is not a good way to lose weight.

In this study, author Dr. Glenn Gaesser points out many supposed health benefits of gluten, including heart, gut, and immune system...

Want to win a date with that hot barista who always remembers your name and gives you an extra shot of espresso? Compliment her fast fat loss.

The Dental Care Plus Implant Centres recently conducted a study that asked 2,000 men and women about the best and worst compliments to...

Holidays mean giving gifts and getting fat. Between the mandatory alcohol-soaked company party, your aunt's Paula Deen-inspired dinner, and the dreaded annual Golden Corral family get-together, the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's create a fat-fueled purgatory.

You won't be surprised, then, to learn a study in the journal...

Study Shows Food Quality, Not Calories, Determines Your Fat-Burning Abilities

Remember that professor who lost 27 pounds on the "Twinkie Diet" and argued it didn't matter how you lost weight if you just reduced your calories? A new study from Harvard University knocks that bogus theory on its...

Want to know my number one diet tip? It has nothing -- and everything -- to do with the foods you eat and exercise you do.

The best thing you can do to have a lean, fit body is to get a good night's sleep. I'm talking quantity and quality...