On a diet? Be careful what your friends eat.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Dieters beware. You might be watching what you eat but if a friend next to you is tucking into a calorie loaded snack you could be in trouble.
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We know that the trend toward super-thin models is pushing some of them to go on potentially deadly diets. Whatâs it doing to the rest of us?
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NEW YORK  - While most diets focus on foods you shouldn't eat, those that emphasize adding low-calorie foods, like fruits and vegetables, can promote healthy weight loss, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Teens who go on diets to drop some pounds are more likely to skip breakfast and binge eat -- which may at least partly explain why they put on more weight over time than their peers who don't diet, a new study shows.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- In the 1980s and &#39;90s, Americans tried to control their weight by watching their cholesterol by cutting dietary fat and substituting carbohydrates. They paid little mind to total calories and physical activity. And guess what happened to their waistlines -- and their children&#39;s?
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NEW YORK  - Young adults who frequently make their own meals have much healthier diets than their peers who never set foot in the kitchen, a new study shows.
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It&#39;s a well-known fact that the foods we eat influence our health. But foods do more than affect our waistline and our heart. It seems that what we eat can also impact the way our brain performs its tasks.
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NEW YORK  - Shunning food every other day  may be a feasible way to slash calories -- if you and those  around you don't mind the crankiness that comes with it,  according to researchers.
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Add your friends to the growing list of things that can help you put on weight.
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A new federal report finds that much of the population -- which is overweight and overfed -- often falls short in consuming essential nutrients. In short, Americans are eating too much of the wrong stuff.
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People swear by herbal supplements, but they may do more harm than good
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A small study suggests that there is a way to counteract the negative health effects of a high-fat meal.
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There is the Scarsdale Diet ... the Atkins Diet... and now: the Diet of Pig Whipworms.
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People tend to chose friends who look like them, research suggests.
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Friends and money don't always mix.
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NEW YORK  - Modifying the consumption of  different food-groups may keep body weight from creeping up  over time, new research suggests.
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You may think that a genuine interest in consumer health prompts food companies to market products that claim to reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer or help people lose weight.