FDA warns against Japanese weight loss pills; Product contains a suspected cancer-causing agent. Phenolphthalein found to 'potentially damage or even cause mutations in a person's DNA'

Do you like challenges? If you're like most of my patients, the idea of a big insurmountable challenge is overwhelming. The idea of losing 20 or 30 pounds is so daunting, that many people give up before starting and retreat into a nice bowl of ice cream.

The Calendar Diet: Lose Weight for Spring The Healthy Way

People who don't get enough sleep consume more calories and may be more likely to become obese, according to a new study.

According to Dr. Robert Lustig, one of the leading experts on childhood obesity, sugar is a poison, responsible for obesity along with chronic and lethal diseases.

Today's Dr. Oz Show, still in February weight-loss mode, tackled some preconceived notions about dieting that might be holding back your results.

Shane Diet & Fitness Resorts weight loss program for adults releases fun new monthly healthy cooking series.

Controversial article from Daily Mail about making Diet Drinks part of your weight loss plans.

The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain. In a report in the ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the researchers say that decrease, although seemingly small, is sufficient to potentially reduce the risk of several forms of heart disease.

When it comes to fat, what difference does color make? A lot, it seems, especially if you’re interested in losing it.

A quick Google search of the most popular New Year's resolutions reveals that "losing weight," "getting fit" and "eating healthier foods" typically rank near the top of the list. After a protracted holiday season, with the attendant overindulgence in food and drink, many of us are in serious need of a physical reboot.

Understanding and working with your body's natural hunger and sleep rhythms will vanquish cravings, increase energy, and help you lose more weight.

Ricky Gervais is going to make that tuxedo look pretty good tonight. In 2010, inspired by his girlfriend, Gervais lost more than 20 pounds. He said at the time that it wasn’t about the weight, but instead, “It was more that I was a fat, lazy, out of shape slob, to be honest.”

The Toronto mayor, who calls himself “300 pounds of fun,” and his brother Councillor Doug Ford have pledged to shape up to improve their health and raise money for charity.

The lie diet-tector: Scientists’ new test to determine exactly what you’ve eaten. A new test could soon tell you how much chocolate or junk food you really eat from one sample.

A growing body of research is finding intriguing connections between personality traits and habits that can lead to obesity. The same parts of the brain that control emotions and stress response also govern appetite, several studies have shown. Early life experiences also set the stage for overeating years later, researchers have found.

At the first glance, it's hard to register that Kalli Purie, a mother of two, really has to worry about her weight. She says she has written a book, tracking 43 diets she has been on, 'Confessions of A Serial Dieter' as an insurance policy so she never gets back to her old self.

One diet doesn't fit all. Research shows that some people do better on one type of eating plan while others do better on a different one.

Michelle Heaton reveals the consequences of her obsession to be thin

FORGET mundane healthy cooking, what every girl looking to drop a dress size needs is food she can get her teeth into.