Maybe Zorba the Greek was on to something. A team of international researchers reported last week in the New England Journal of Medicine that people who ate a Mediterranean-style diet had a ...

In the United States and other Western countries, diet and nutrition researchers face an urgent imperative: Figure out how to solve the crisis of obesity. About 40 percent of the adults and 19 percent ...

My name is Kayla Hamilton (@kaylabeatsobesity), and I’m 28 years old. I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and I work in health care administration. After a few health scares, I wanted to control the aspect ...

A ketogenic diet is a high fat and low carb diet. Reducing carbs may put your body in ketosis, which causes it to use fat for energy. This may help with weight loss. If you find yourself in a ...

A carnviore diet refers to the consumption of animal-based foods. People who follow a carnivorous dietary pattern eat almost exclusively only meat and other animal-based foods. This article reviews ...

Changing your eating patterns can be a great way to improve your health. But how do you start a diet? The idea of a new diet can seem overwhelming in the beginning, but it doesn’t have to be. “Diet” ...

A week ago today you vowed you'd lose the extra weight you've gained. You swore by March you would fit back into the pair of jeans saved from three sizes ago. You've even pledged to give up cake. As ...