"Watch less TV" is common popular advice for losing weight. The reasons why seem pretty straightforward and intuitive: The first thing you think of is that most people easily eat more in front of the TV. Second, watching TV is totally sedentary time.

On the latter note, major health...

What's on the menu at the big fast food chains lately? Oddly enough, the answer is... "health food!" Even more incongruous, many fast food restaurants are marketing their food for weight loss. Healthy weight loss food at Taco Bell and McDonalds? Is this a noble move to be applauded, a...

Clearly, we have an obesity problem in America and many other countries across our planet. Yet, I propose that we do not have a weight loss problem today. In case you're confused at this apparent contradiction, consider these statistics:

According to a study from Oxford University published in the...

For years, concerned consumers and watchdog organizations have been screaming that the U.S. labeling laws are full of loopholes and in need of serious revision. After years of talk, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they're planning to so something about it. But will it be enough?

There are...