WEIGHT LOSS

Recent studies have shown that the DASH Diet, designed to lower blood pressure, is quite effective in lowering the obesity risks in teenage girls.

The United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) has finally come out against “sugary drinks,” or sodas like Coco-Cola and Pepsi.

Excess body is one of the most annoying problems of most overweight and obese individuals. One must consider that body weight composes of the muscle, bone and fat. Twelve percent of a woman's body is bones. The 35% belongs to the muscles and the 27% percent of the entire body weight is body fat.

Many doctors are doing little or nothing to help their overweight or obese patients to lose weight but many of them have made new year resolutions for weight loss, according to a new Harris Poll.

A Beverly Hills bariatric surgeon has offered tips when considering a Lap Band procedure.

Health care company Allergan said the FDA has approved the wider use of its Lap-Band weight-loss system.

Severely obese people who undergo weight-loss surgery may have a higher-than-average risk of suicide in the years following the procedure, a new study finds.

If you think pumping iron vigorously at a gym or doing 100 Yoga postures daily is the best way to lose weight, think again. Instead watch what you are eating and cut calories. According to a paper published in the International Journal of Obesity, a balanced diet is instrumental in shedding that extra flab.

Low-carb diets are not similar to each other, according to a new Boston study. Your health may depend on what you have with it.

With this article, I want to show you why you might be struggling to lose that stubborn stomach fat that is covering up your abs.

Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Do you struggle to lose belly fat? I bet you're thinking that you've tried every technique in the world to try to lose your stubborn belly fat, but it just never seems to budge... right?

Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around.

Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.

Unfortunately, ab-specific workouts do NOT burn fat off of your belly. They only tone and strengthen the underlying abdominal muscles.

Get enough quality protein in the daily diet - not only does it have a higher thermic effect than carbs and fat, but it also creates satiety so your hunger is satisfied longer.

A breathing instrument for treating asthma that had suppressed appetite and reduced weight of patients is now being marketed as a weight-loss device.

According to research presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), there are significant differences between obese and lean men in how they respond to the taste of fat

If you want to lose weight, we all know that eating a healthy diet should be your first priority. Sure, exercise is important, but diet is king when it comes to lifelong weight management.

At the most basic level, weight loss comes from cutting calories and exercising more. But there are certain unhealthy eating habits that also factor into our ability to do these two things.

After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough. A petite surgical resident now aged 40, she began quietly calling patients about to undergo the weight-loss procedure at New York University's Medical Center, telling them she feared for their safety.