‘What I Learned About My Metabolism’
How a simple test helped one woman lose weight More >>

What Obesity Does to Your Health
There are serious physical and psychological effects More >>

Serious Strategies for Weight Loss
Many people coping with overweight or obesity have tried diet after diet without success. More >>

Is Weight-Loss Surgery for You?
It’s worth considering when other methods fail
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Q: Is weight-loss surgery safe?
A: Like with any major surgery, weight-loss surgery has risks and potential complications. You have to balance those risks against the health risks of obesity, which can cause diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and other serious conditions. More >>

Take It Off and Keep It Off!
Trendy diets, skipped meals—these techniques may help you lose extra pounds, but they won’t help you keep them off. More >>

Fit or Thin—Which Matters More?
No one would deny that Amity Cassaday of Coopersburg is physically fit. More >>

Milk: It Makes a Body Skinny?
The facts about the 24/24 milk diet More >>

The South Beach Diet
Is it a foolproof plan for healthy weight loss or just another fad? More >>

Want to Lose Weight? Turn Back the Clock!
Choose those smaller portions everyone ate in Elvis’ day More >>

The Real Man's Diet
Please don’t mention the word “diet” to Ron Yeakel of Bethlehem. And don’t ask him to count calories. He tried that after being diagnosed with diabetes a year ago, but couldn't relate to cottage cheese, skim milk and calorie restrictions. More >>

The Diet Tug of War
On one end of the diet tug of war, there’s the high-fat team. “Eat all the bacon, butter and steak you want and lose weight!” say fans of Dr. Atkins and his “diet revolution.” More >>