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To survive in a restaurant, watch what you order and limit your portions.  Order only dishes that feature vegetables and lean meat or fish, and skip items

Of course, you can choose to forgo counting calories for the Super Bowl and get back on tract the next day. But consider this: People who maintain healthy weights...

Sodium intake correlates with blood pressure.  On average, the more salt a person eats, the higher his or her blood pressure is.  Uncontrolled high blood pressure

You lost 20 pounds (210 to 200 lb) in around 8 weeks, which is an acceptable rate, but I can't tell how much of your loss is fat vs. muscle.  That is told by....

Superfood is a marketing term used to describe a natural food that is high in phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals and sometimes in protein, omega-3 fatty acids, fiber...

At your goal weight, your BMI will be 26.5.  By the charts, that is slightly overweight but perfectly fine for....

Fasting is unnecessary.  Your system does not need to be “detoxed” or prepared for change.  Because calories are severely limited during a fast, you won’t get the nutrients you need day-to-day and that could create ....

A recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that research subjects who drank green tea as part of a controlled diet saw an increase in metabolic rate. The authors concluded that ....

A hearty guffaw will burn more calories than a nervous titter, but researchers at Vanderbilt University found adults burn an average of....

Do not use tub margarines or light spreads in baking because they do not have the properties of fat.  If calories are not your concern, you can substitute an equal....

I commonly see these healthy foods offered at breakfast meetings: a tray of fresh fruit or fruit salad, low-fat or fat-free yogurts (6-ounce containers), low-fat

The food you ate in the past will not make you gain weight in the present or future, but a lifetime of poor eating habits can predispose you to certain adverse