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Doctors’ View of Obesity Impacts Advice

How physicians view the causes of obesity may impact the advice they give their patients.

The findings are from a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who compared the relationship between primary care physicians’ beliefs about the causes of obesity with the frequency of nutritional counseling. Continue reading »

Eat Earlier to Lose Weight

Most weight-loss plans center around a balance between caloric intake and energy expenditure. However, new research has shed light on a new factor that is necessary to shed pounds: timing. Continue reading »

Making Food Labels Easier to Read

Single-larger-portion-size and dual-column nutrition labeling may help consumers make healthful decisions, according to a new report in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

“Whole Grain” Label Not the Whole Story

Whole grain this, and whole grain that.

The ads, the labels, the packaging shout whole grain, but what else is in there, and are these products always better for you?

The Surprising Health Benefits of Nuts

by Austin Perlmutter

With almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios, macadamias and others, there exists a rather extensive supply of nut choices in any grocery store.

Managing Overeating

Overeating, whether in children or adults, often takes place even in the absence of hunger, resulting in weight gain and obesity.

Current methods to treat such overeating in youth focus on therapies that restrict what kids may eat, requiring them to track their food intake and engage in intensive exercise.

But for most children, such behavioral therapy techniques don’t work long term, Continue reading »