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Weight Loss & Obesity News & Features

  • Can't Shed Those Pounds?

    Sleep loss can effect appetite and metabolism and make it harder to lose weight.

  • How to Avoid Weight Loss Crash and Burn

    How to stay on track with a diet plan.

  • Winning Mental Strategies for Weight Loss

    What's keeping you from losing weight successfully? Chances are, it's not just what you're eating and how much (or how little) you're exercising. For most people, a major part of the problem is how they think about their food, their exercise, and themselves.

  • Four Keys to Success

    You can lose weight and keep it off, no matter what your body type or genetics -- here are four tips that will help.

  • The Town That Lost 2 Tons

    A community gets together to 'Fight the Fat' and loses almost 4,000 pounds.

  • Avoiding Weight Loss Crash and Burn

    Lots of diets promise quick and easy weight loss. But what do you do afterward? Instead of rapid loss, focus on slow changes that result in sustainable weight management.

  • 'Cyberdieting' Takes Off

    Are your sites set on losing weight? More and more people are using the Internet to become virtually fit.

  • Bariatric Surgery

    It's not for everyone, but when it works, the results can be dramatic.

  • Is Fat Making a Comeback?

    Not really. But experts say that low-fat diets aren't the answer, either.

  • Common Diet Blunders

    This article shows how it can be easier to stay motivated as you diet if you watch for and avoid the most common blunders.

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