CHICAGO (AP) — Trying to slim down? Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig scored the best marks for effectiveness in a review of research on commercial diet programs, but many other plans just haven’t been studied enough to evaluate long-term results.

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There is no debate you can improve your health by improving your diet. You may think cutting out unhealthy foods is the main way to do so. Certainly, this is an important step, but can it go too far? Besides thinking about foods to avoid, should we also think about foods to add?I think about dietary change in big categories: addition and…

The first national study to look at behavioral therapy, medication, and dietary supplements to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children ages 4-17 shows that less than…

by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCSWhile recently strolling around REI, a popular outdoor gear store, I had an epiphany. Looking around–whether it was in the rock climbing section, the camping gear aisle, or the paddling area–every single person in the store was in shape. That’s saying a lot, considering this is a country where nearly 70…

Method teaches mothers how to interpret and respond to subtle cues of premature infantsAn intervention to teach mothers of preterm infants how to interact with their babies more effectively…

A recent analysis published in the Journal of Human Nutrition & Food Science reveals a beneficial relationship between dietary magnesium intake and diabetes-related outcomes including decreased risk…

This a talk from the Beyond Conference I gave in March, 2015 about living life in the present. I spoke about my weight loss journey and recovering from a seizure I had in October, 2014.

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Seven-year-old Faith Lennox never thought much about putting a prosthetic limb where her missing left hand had once been.

Lettuce, one of the indispensable vegetables in the Mediterranean diet, is a food that greatly benefits health, mainly because it is rich in antioxidants.