Last week I went to the new Kiehl’s apothecary to diagnose and cure my skin issues. After pressing little pieces of paper into my forehead and cheek to measure the oil in [...]
Unripe bananas and takeout white rice both have it. Carbohydrates sound so innocent: mere starches, sugar and fiber that the body uses for energy. Yet health-conscious [...]
Drinking diet soda and other artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy is associated with having overweight 1-year-olds, according to a new report. Canadian [...]
Chapman University has just published the results of a national study on the factors linked to satisfaction with appearance and weight. In a survey of more than 12,000 [...]
At the age of 16, Heather Troupe received a diagnosis of chronic severe depression and a prescription for an antidepressant. Eight years and 20 pounds later, she was sleeping [...]
It has often been recommended in popular weight-loss programs that overweight and obese individuals hoping to shed unwanted pounds should drink more water. As is often the [...]
Almost everyone who has ever dieted knows how hard it is to keep the weight off. And almost everyone, including many scientists, has wondered what works. An article on Monday [...]
Dieting might help improve your health, mood, sex drive and stress levels even if you’re not obese, a new clinical trial reports. A group of either healthy weight or [...]
For many of us, the most pressing question about exercise is: How little can I get away with? The answer, according to a sophisticated new study of interval training, may be [...]
The one thing that’s so hard about exercise and weight loss is this: It’s hard to burn enough calories with exercise to make a serious dent in your weight. In [...]