If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health. —Hippocrates c. 460–377 B.C. During the twentieth century, advances in public...

A significant loss of total body weight is a serious, chronic illness. Substantial, unintentional weight loss is a symptom of acute or chronic illness, especially if other evidence is present. Weight loss, for example, accompanied by insatiable thirst...

Weight gain during pregnancy can lead to a lifelong obesity problem. Multiple pregnancies can lead to an even greater weight gain that can affect the health and well-being of the mother. It is known that lactation requires greater energy demands and may contribute to...

PAUL NEWBERRY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 06-17-2006 Weight loss plan -- 'Canes face Game 6 without center By PAUL NEWBERRY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 06-17-2006, Saturday Section: SPORTS Edtion: All Editions EDMONTON, Alberta — The Carolina Hurricanes...

Do you ever wonder why your friend seemed to drop weight in a few weeks on a fad diet, but you are not seeing results as you begin making healthy lifestyle changes? Does this mean that healthy lifestyle changes don't work? There is a misconception...

As the popularity of stomach surgery has skyrocketed among obese adults, a growing number of doctors are asking, "Why not children, too?"For decades, the number of kids trying weight-loss surgery has been tiny. The operations themselves were risky, with a death rate of about 1...

Explores psychological research on attempts to lose weight. Discusses notions such as the set-point theory, the externality hypothesis and the restrained eating hypothesis, each of which imply that not only are most of these attempts detrimental to ones health, but are also rather futile and may even result in the opposite of the desired effects occurring.