health

QUIZ! Diet Detective: What’s Your “Dieting Trap?”

September 28, 2015

Diet traps are those behaviors and situations that get you into dieting difficulties over and over again. Most people have more than one. This quiz can help you identify [...]

Overweight Health Bloggers Perceived as Less Reliable

September 28, 2015

A blogger’s weight affects her or his credibility with readers seeking food advice, according to a Cornell study published online and in a forthcoming print issue of [...]

Is Your Diet Making You Depressed?

September 28, 2015

The role of eating is so vast in the modern lifestyle that the decision of what to eat is more complex than simply satisfying hunger. Your food choices influence your risk of [...]

Mediterranean Diet Linked to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk

September 21, 2015

The Mediterranean diet — rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains and olive oil, and low in dairy products and red meat — is linked to a reduced risk for breast cancer, [...]

Diet Coke Could Make You Gain 7 Pounds This Year

September 21, 2015

Okay, okay, we already knew that the habitual afternoon diet drink wasn’t doing us any favors. Packed with ingredients like aspartame, sucralose, and saccharin, diet [...]

Eating Away Depression

September 21, 2015

More than 17,000,000 people suffer from it— but six million people will not get help for their depression. Some don’t want the stigma that comes along with it, or even [...]

Yoga Improves Arthritis Symptoms and Mood

September 21, 2015

A randomized trial of people with two common forms of arthritis has found that yoga can be safe and effective for people with arthritis. Johns Hopkins researchers report that [...]

7 Foods That Prevent Overeating

September 16, 2015

Avocados can help suppress your appetite Willpower: It’s the key to successful weight loss, right? In fact, no. When it comes to battling the forces of food cravings, [...]

The 9 Best Lifestyle Changes for Weight Loss

September 16, 2015

Weight loss goals are best met with lifestyle changes that include watching your diet and exercise. Doctors have a variety of suggestions for people trying to lose weight. [...]