If your New Year's resolution involves making a change in your diet with weight loss as a goal, you are facing a dizzying array of information out there. There is a great deal of evidence about what practices help weight loss, much of it contradictory.

In setting New Year's resolutions this year, maybe we should stack the deck in our favor by getting the right "mindset" for achieving our goals. It all starts with sleep -- pair any resolution you have with more sleep for the best results.

By Shelby Freedman Harris, Psy.D for YouBeauty.com September through November in the northern United States signals the start of the fall marathon ...

A number of studies have shown that stress leads to weight gain, partly by increasing the body's cravings for sugary carbs and fatty foods.

A complex web of factors can contribute to weight gain and obesity -- not just diet and exercise, but also stress, metabolism, genetics and sleep. ...

It turns out that all three are associated with one another: being overweight, being a "short" sleeper and being in the habit of eating out and enjoying fatty foods.