Weight loss

Teens Are Increasingly Underestimating Their Weight

By Haley Weiss

Your DNA Could Determine the Best Weight Loss Drug For You

By Alice Park

Weight Loss for Kids? Thanks to WW, There's An App for That

By Jamie Ducharme

New Weight Loss Procedure Freezes Hunger Signals

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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The Age of Unregulated Social Media is Over

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By The Aspen Institute

Here's Why Eating More Slowly May Help You Lose Weight

People looking to lose weight might try all kinds of ways to eat fewer calories. Now, a study in BMJ Open sheds some light onto which of those strategies actually work: Based on data from...

By Amanda MacMillan

How to Lose Weight Without Actually Eating Less

It may be more sustainable than reducing portion sizes

By Amanda MacMillan / Health.com

Here's How to Tell Whether Your Supplements Are Dangerous

Supplements live in the wild west of the wellness world. They’re largely unregulated and under-researched, so people are often left to make not-so-educated guesses about what they’re putting in their bodies.Two new resources from the...

By Jamie Ducharme

The Case Against Juice Is Stronger Than Ever

It may not deserve its health halo

By Jamie Ducharme

Getting More Sleep May Help You Eat Less Sugar

Sleeping at least seven hours a night may help people eat less sugar, according to a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The research also found that getting more shuteye was an...

By Amanda MacMillan

The Top 5 Diets to Try in 2018, According to Experts

It’s a new year, which means that many people are pledging to slim down or eat healthier in 2018. Now, new annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report reveal that the best diets for...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Weight Loss Really Can Reverse Diabetes, New Study Finds

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects 422 million people worldwide. For decades, doctors have treated it with medications designed to keep blood sugar levels down.But in a paper published in the Lancet,...

By Alice Park

Cinnamon Has a Surprising Health Benefit

If you love cinnamon, add an extra shake to your next meal: new research shows that the popular spice boosts metabolism in mouse and human fat cells.In the new study, published in the journal Metabolism,...

By Amanda MacMillan

40% of Americans Are Obese, Survey Says

Close to 40% of American adults and 19% of young people have obesity—a trend that’s remained stubbornly high in the last few years.The latest figures, for survey year 2015-2016, come from a new report by...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

The Surprising Link Between Marriage and Heart Health

People in marriages that steadily get sweeter have lower cholesterol and healthier weight than marriages that stay the same, according to a new 16-year study. But both were preferable to marriages that got worse: couples...

By Amanda MacMillan

40% of Cancers Are Linked to Being Overweight

The rate of new cancer cases has decreased in the United States since the 1990s. But increases in overweight- and obesity-related cancers—which now account for 40% of all U.S. cancers—are likely slowing that progress, according...

By Amanda MacMillan

The Surprising Reason You Should Stop Skipping Breakfast

People who skip breakfast are more likely to have dangerous plaque buildup in their arteries, which puts them at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.Skipping breakfast has been associated with being...

By Amanda MacMillan

Drinking One Less Soda a Week May Help You Lose Weight

If you’re looking for a starting point for meaningful weight loss, you might try skipping sugary soda. People who cut out about one can of sugary soda per week also gained about a pound less...

By Amanda MacMillan

How Weight Loss Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

An analysis published in The BMJ aims to let doctors and the public in on a little-known secret: Type 2 diabetes, in many cases, is curable.People can reverse their diabetes by losing about 33 pounds,...

9 Myths About Weight Loss

There's no 'perfect' diet for everyone

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