In addition to tracking celebrities' tours of duty in rehab and fashion faux pas, the public has become the official weight watcher, checking the cell...
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living
Comparing the brains of obese vs. lean individuals gets interesting results.
Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living
What's completely ignored in the diet debate but essential to long-term success, is the need to realign the body's biochemistry in order to reach a healthy weight.
Ani Phyo | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living
Move over Betty Crocker and Aunt Jamaima! Here comes Ani's Ready Mixes!
Stefan Aschan | Posted 06.20.2009 | Living
You can lost more than 2 lbs a week if you increase your calorie deficit by reducing calories taken in through food or by increasing your activity level to increase the number of calories burned.
Washington Post | David Brown and Robin Shulman | Posted 06.20.2009 | Living
A survey of people hospitalized because of swine flu in California has raised the possibility that obesity is as much of a risk factor for serious com...
Don McNay | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business
Unless someone is capable of changing the American psyche, people are going to go back to their old spending habits.
elle.com | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living
Cookies and candy and cabbage--oh, my! The weirdest weight-loss gimmicks ever....
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living
Not only do bulimics get the dopamine high, they also avoid the inevitable weight gain their high calorie binges would produce if they didn't purge.
Kim Bensen | Posted 06.16.2009 | Living
I wondered when the best time for a diet would be. Surely there must be a lull, some sort of break from food-focused festivities in a twelve month span.
Kent Holtorf | Posted 06.13.2009 | Living
Contemporary medicine has failed to address the obesity epidemic as something more than as simple matter of will power and calorie consumption.
Stefan Aschan | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living
Don't wait after a workout to eat. To help your muscles recover and be ready for your next productive workout, implement the strategy of eating protein and carbohydrates after your workout.
medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living
We selected the most popular diets according to three criteria: 1. How many articles there are around about these diets/lifestyles. 2....
Louis Aronne | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living
Despite what you've heard, weight loss really isn't about priorities, willpower, or pushing yourself away from the table. If that were the case, Kirstie would be stick thin.
AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — Scan the breathless headlines at any magazine rack _ Fight Flab in Minutes! Get Beach Ready! Add the skinny yet buxom model, and it...
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living
Schools, airports and hospitals are all places where you have to eat what is served. These institutions serve unhealthy food that is filled with fat, sugar and salt.
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living
The food industry has spent 25 million dollars a day selling kids frosted pop tarts, sugary cereal and candy.
Stefan Aschan | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living
The reason some people have washboard abs is that they lower their body fat to approximately 13 - 14 % or less for men and 14% - 20% or less for women.
divinecaroline.com | Posted 05.28.2009 | Living
By this time, you know that you should never skip breakfast, all carbs are not bad for you, fasting is a dubious get-thin-quick solution with negative...
Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living
As the summer approaches, more and more of us are visiting the gym to tone our muscles for the beach. It's important that we remember to use proper technique to minimize the chances of injury.
Stefan Aschan | Posted 05.18.2009 | Living
Through my years of experience as an exercise and nutrition coach, I have seen many clients eat less to get little. It's a strategy that will only backfire on you.
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.18.2009 | Living
Thinking that you will be happy when you get thin is a slippery slope. Once you reach your goal weight you don't suddenly attain a state of happy that stays put as long as you weigh that number.
Darryl Roberts | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living
Oprah, for all of our sakes, stop the dieting on your show. It tells way too many women that it's okay to go on unhealthy yo-yo diets.
Louis Aronne | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living
Rather than exercise for 4 hours a day, my patients spend 20 minutes several times a week. They start the day with a high protein breakfast. The rest of the day they eat high volume, low calorie.
wsj.com | MELINDA BECK | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living
Every few months, a new study purports to prove that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, and that the only way to lose weight is to burn more than yo...
nytimes.com | JAN HOFFMAN | Posted 06.30.2009 | Entertainment