Anyone who’s tried to get rid of excess body fat knows those extra pounds can be extremely stubborn. Even worse, once you finally lose the weight, it can be an uphill battle to keep it off. But this one food…

Is there anything in your life you’d like to change? If you answered ‘no,’ I’d really be surprised. I might also secretly wonder if you were being truthful with me — but more importantly — with yourself.

When it comes to marketing and advertising — images are where it’s at. And no industry knows this better than the foodies. But it’s not the ingredients that are the problem…

This sound may actually help you cut down on the amount of food you eat. If you guessed rap music, you’d be wrong. It’s even more intolerable than that. And if you suffer from misophonia — it would probably work even better on you…

If your primary exercise is walking — and you’ve even jumped onto the fitness bandwagon with an activity tracker to keep up with your number of steps and calories burned — I have some news you should really appreciate…

A new term has cropped up amid the food industry. At first you might think it only adds confusion, but once you understand its distinction — you’ll realize that avoiding the foods that expand your waistline and decrease your lifespan is actually easier than you thought.

Women are not the only ones harboring concerns over body image, we’ve learned following results of The Male Body Image Study. However, in an interesting twist, most men who were classified as “overweight” felt satisfied with their appearance.

Appetite suppressants can be costly. They can also be dangerous. Do I even need to remind you about ephedra? There’s got to be a better way, right? And there is…

Everyone has a weight scale in their bathroom. They stand on it frequently to see what they weigh. And that number seems to mark their place in the weight continuum and guides their eating habits. But the numbers on these scales don’t tell the whole picture.

Weight loss is a very difficult thing. What’s more, being overweight or obese can make exercising extremity difficult, which can lead to a host of serious health conditions including metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, depression, chronic pain and premature death.

It’s no secret that obesity is a major health challenge today and one that has grown steadily over the past years. But why are we heavier today than we were three decades ago?

Last night my family and I watched an episode of “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition.” On this particular episode, a man in his thirties had been 500 lbs. He thought he was “obese, but fit.” Turns out, being “fit” is no match for being “obese” when it comes to early death…