The simple stress of everyday living could be the reason you’re carrying more weight than you should be. Coupled with a vigorous diet and exercise program, stress could be [...]
You think you eat right and stay active, but the pounds just don’t come off — or at least not as fast as you’d like them to. If the situation sounds familiar, [...]
Some experts say the whole concept of “healthy snacking” is an oxymoron. The human body, they argue, wasn’t built to accommodate the average American’s habit of [...]
Are extra pounds an inevitable consequence of a fun-filled vacation? They don’t have to be, according to Harley Pasternak, an exercise physiologist, nutritionist and [...]
In a study of more than 5,000 people, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that greater intake of nuts was associated with lower levels of [...]
Grocery stores are increasingly lining their shelves with gluten-free bread, chips, pizza crusts, cookies, and other gluten-free products. But are there benefits to cutting [...]
Gluten sensitivity appears to be a real medical problem, and not a figment of the popular imagination conjured up by the gluten-free craze, a new study contends. Some people [...]
We get it, no one wants to turn on the oven, morph the kitchen into a temporary sauna, and then sit down to a hot and sweaty meal. But you need something for [...]
By now you’ve probably heard that obesity increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes. But you might not know that the extra weight can have other serious health [...]
You weren’t all that hungry before your handful of chips or midday banana. But instead of tiding you over to your next meal, you are ravenous. What gives? No nutrition [...]