Weight Management : 358 Articles

With almost two-thirds of North Americans considered to be overweight or obese, weight control is top of mind for many people. Whether you want to look better, feel more fit or stay healthy as you age, check out this section for study findings, tips, and articles to help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

Dairy may not help weight loss after all

Despite earlier reports that eating dairy products can help people lose weight, new study findings show eating dairy foods may do little in the short term for young women looking to shed some…

Visual cues tell us when we are full

A recent study from the University of Illinois has found that people will eat 73% more than usual if they cannot see how much they have eaten. Researchers served a free soup lunch to 54…

Yogurt useful in the battle of the bulge

New study findings suggest that replacing other foods with a few daily servings of yogurt may help obese adults trim their waistlines better than calorie cutting alone. These most recent…

Exercise alone may not shed pounds

According to a recent study getting more exercise may be key to staying healthy, but its effect on body fat may depend on whether the exerciser is male or female.  Researchers say taking…

Quality, not quantity, of carbohydrate linked to overweight

A recent study shows that when it comes to carbohydrates, it is not how much you eat, but which kind, that makes a difference in terms of obesity. Researchers report that people who are…

Worst diet products of 2004

Worst Gimmick: Green Tea 300: This scheme includes green tea patches of "high-potency extract" to attach to the skin, along with green tea to drink. In fact, four patches come…

Sleep loss may rev up appetite

Consistently getting a good night's sleep may be one of the answers to maintaining a healthy weight, if early research findings are correct. The small study found that when healthy young…

Whole grains promote weight loss

Dieters looking for tricks to lose weight got more bad news earlier this month with the publication of a study showing diets that restrict certain food groups do not take any extra weight off.…

Low-carb diet produces faster weight loss for men

For men who want to quickly lose weight, it's better to cut carbohydrates than to cut fat, a small study suggests. When overweight men who were otherwise healthy followed either a low-fat…

Eat more to lose weight

Losing weight may be as simple as eating more -- eating more fruits and vegetables and less food that is "calorie-dense," such as cheese, researchers said last week. Dieters who were…

Low-carb diet best at producing weight loss after 12 weeks

An Atkin's-type diet that is low in carbohydrates produces much greater weight loss than the low-calorie, low-fat diet currently endorsed by the US National Cholesterol Education Program…

Counting calories by the bite

Oh, what they won't think of next! Here it is -- the next magic bullet to dieting success. You can eat whatever you want: pasta, pizza, even chocolate cake -- but here's the catch. You…

Long-term safety of low-carb diet remains unclear

Too many questions remain unanswered regarding the long-term effects of low-carbohydrate diets for doctors to recommend them to their patients, according to a report in The Lancet. According…

Grapefruit may enhance weight loss

Eating half of a grapefruit three times per day before meals appears to help people shed unwanted pounds, according to new study findings from the Scripps Clinic in San Diego, California.…

Cutting fat, boosting fruit may prevent weight gain

Modifying the consumption of different food groups may keep body weight from creeping up over time, new research suggests. The six-year study found that adults who boosted their intake of…

Nutrition strategies to prevent overeating

Chances are you've ordered the decadent dessert, despite feeling stuffed from dinner. Or perhaps you've devoured the whole bag of chips when you felt like only having a few. Sound…

Yo-yo dieting may impair immune system

Frequent intentional weight loss may have significant long-term detrimental effects on the immune system, study results show. On the other hand, maintaining a healthy weight benefits immune…

Dieting promotes overweight in young girls

Girls who are starting to get too fat at age 5 are often experienced dieters by the age of 9, but they put on extra fat instead of taking it off, say U.S. researchers. This study suggests that…

Artificial sweeteners make calorie counting hard

Using artificial sweeteners may throw off our ability to monitor how many calories we consume, new animal research suggests. Rats that had been fed an artificially sweetened diet tended to…

Many consumers make up their own diets

Many Americans are following self-designed diets, even as the mania surrounding low-carbohydrate weight-loss regimens like Atkins and South Beach continue to generate headlines, a new survey…