Experts are increasingly urging people to know their BMI, a figure that takes into account not just weight but also height to indicate body fat.
There is an epidemic of obesity in this country, health experts say. But what is obesity? How is it measured?
Dieting is temporary when it comes to losing weight. To keep weight off you actually have to change your lifestyle. Why is it so hard? For one thing, we may not know as much as we think. Take our quiz to test your knowledge.
Some people experience food cravings only now and then, while others have them daily or weekly.
The majority of dieters regain the weight they lose within five years. But they could avoid doing so by gradually changing their eating and exercise habits. Your approach to weight loss should be to make changes you can keep up for the rest of your life.
When food producers cut the fat out of foods, they often replace it with extra sugar or other carbohydrates, which add calories.
Most medical weight-loss programs first try to help you make the long-term behavioral changes necessary to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. This includes exercising regularly and eating healthy food. If you still remain seriously overweight, you and your doctor might discuss these options.
Emotional eating affects most everyone from time to time, but regularly letting your feelings guide your food intake can affect your health.
Even with some basic knowledge about how to accomplish weight-loss goals, 66 percent of us are still overweight.
With all the diets out there to choose from these days, it's hard to know which ones are legitimate and which are diet fads.
Eating healthy can reduce your risk of illness and lengthen your life. Eating a balanced, low-fat, low-cholesterol diet reduces your risk of heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, stroke and other diseases. Follow these tips to help improve your diet.
If your blood glucose drops too low -- which can happen if you go too long without eating -- you're going to feel lightheaded and lethargic.
On paper, losing weight is simple math. One pound of fat equals about 3,500 calories. In real life, however, it’s more complex.
Should you skip breakfast if you want to lose weight? Is all fat bad for you? Find out the answers to these and other questions about food.
To keep yourself from overindulging on snack food, buy single-serving packages. If you buy larger packages, divide them up into single servings.
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