We know red wine can help with cardiovascular health, but we also how more than three glasses per week can put women at higher risk for breast cancer. So, what are we supposed to really feel about alcohol and wine?

You gotta love fiber. Not only does it keep your GI system running smoothly and your heart healthy, it also can keep you from outgrowing your pants. Yes, fiber is a well-known natural slimming aid.

This time of year doesn't have to mean getting weighed down by high-cal cravings -- you can save hundreds of calories with a few makeover maneuvers. Here are my five seasonal slim-down versions of fall favorites.

Do you feel like you've done everything you can but still don't seem to lose weight? Chances are, you're not doing the right things.

Watching a lean David Kirchhoff take the stage at the recent TedMed conference to talk obesity prevention, it was difficult to imagine the Weight Watc...

Americans are certainly fascinated with extreme weight loss stories. But did you know that losing weight can take a toll on your skin and hair?

By Ashley Neglia for YouBeauty After months of eating healthy and exercising, you’re enjoying amazing results. But soon your weight loss slows to...

When I feel a pound or two creep up on me I can usually keep it in check with some extra exercise and by paying attention to what I eat. I've compiled six top tips for lazy ways to lose pounds.

Here are five no-nonsense tips that will help you lose weight, tone your body and sculpt your figure to your liking -- without liposuction.

I'm here to tell you that it is never too late and you are never too far gone to find your inner athlete and passion.

This is all well and good but how do these "fat-fighting" foods actually make you skinnier?

ltimately, when we are looking to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle, it requires a change in our daily patterns.

As the nutritionist for The Biggest Loser, I've had the opportunity to play a part in some remarkable transformations. And while not everyone faces the extreme challenges the Biggest Loser contestants do, the mistakes they make are the same.

Why can't we simply make a decision and get on with it? What puzzles and frustrates many trying to lose weight is why changing one's eating habits is so darn hard.

Potato chips and French fries -- and generally any potato products -- contribute to the biggest weight gain over time, according to a new Harvard stud...

For so many of us, happiness seems to be on the other side of weight loss -- I'll be happy once I look a certain way in a bathing suit, or hit a certa...

As we create our own course to transformation, it is important to break these larger steps down into their respective doable steps and apply them to our own lives.

Once you have made the most important step in the transformation journey -- choosing to change -- it is time to map the course.