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  • Healthy Fast Food?

    Healthy Fast Food?

    More so-called nutritious options are on the menu, but many are still packed with more sugar, sodium, and calories than you might… >>

Controversial Health Topic: Is Electricity Making Us Sick and Fat?
Controversial Health Topic: Is Electricity Making Us Sick and Fat?

Electricity allows us to stay glued to our laptops or Xboxes until the wee hours of the morning… >>

Controversial Health Topic: Obesity Is Caused by a Virus
Controversial Health Topic: Obesity Is Caused by a Virus

One of six medical theories on the verge of going mainstream. >>

Fast Weight Loss:
Fast Weight Loss: “Extreme Makeover” Secrets From Trainer Chris Powell

Chris Powell, host of the hit show "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" and author of the new… >>

3 Reasons Why All Calories Are Not the Same
3 Reasons Why All Calories Are Not the Same

Robert Lustig, MD, explains why all calories are not created equal. >>

Health Shocker: Why Water Is Making You Fat
Health Shocker: Why Water Is Making You Fat

You might not be surprised to see water at the top of the list of ingredients in soups. After… >>

Sniff These 6 Healthy Foods to Slim Down
Sniff These 6 Healthy Foods to Slim Down

There's no doubting the powerful role smell can play in stimulating a craving—freshly baked apple… >>

19 Strategies to Keep Your Appetite Under Control
19 Strategies to Keep Your Appetite Under Control

Stress eating? Tired and hungry? Appetite out of whack? No matter what the source, you can outwit… >>

Want to Lose Weight Fast? Eat Like a Baby
Want to Lose Weight Fast? Eat Like a Baby

We’re not going to advise you to revert to pureed bananas, baby food jars, and tiny spoons. But… >>

7 Tricks to Make a Healthy Smoothie
7 Tricks to Make a Healthy Smoothie

Done correctly, smoothies are nutrition powerhouses that can pump you full of healthy fruits and… >>

Dr. Oz to Governors: Have More Sex, Eat More Nuts, Start Potato Chip Buyback Programs
Dr. Oz to Governors: Have More Sex, Eat More Nuts, Start Potato Chip Buyback Programs

Mehmet Oz, MD, certainly spiced up the National Governor Association’s annual winter meeting… >>