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Will seeing red help you lose weight?

On the brink of swimsuit season, weight loss is on everyone’s mind. The latest craze in fad diets is likely to have the pounds inching back on just past spring break. However, a new study may have discovered that one simple behavior – changing the color of your dinnerware – could stop you from overeating.

Stress may sabotage diets by short-circuiting self-control

People are less likely to resist tasty, unhealthy foods when they’re under stress because the promise of immediate reward trumps longer-term goals to eat well, a Swiss study suggests.

Hibiscus may enhance weight control

There is no end to the things people will try to control weight, and no end to claims of weight loss for products. And as obesity becomes an ever greater health concern globally, anything that may help to control weight attracts attention.

5 ways to shed weight for summer

Memorial Day Weekend kicks off bathing suit season – and diet season, too. The truth is, you really can eat well, enjoy treats, drink alcohol, and still lose weight

Do waist trainers work?

Call it the modern corset.

17 ways to skinny up your fridge

Yeah, yeah, you know that late-night spoonfuls of peanut butter can pack on pounds. But did you realize that how you organize your refrigerator could be working against you, too?

4 reasons not to try intermittent fasting

In my 15+ years in private practice I don’t believe there’s a one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition and weight loss.

Cancer-fighting spices offer flavorful way to eat healthy

While many dismiss spices as simply preservatives, just a pinch of the right kind can have surprising health benefits.

Fitness fundamentals still challenge Americans, poll finds

Despite an explosion of fitness advice from TV shows, blogs, books and online experts, a basic knowledge of health and exercise still eludes most Americans, according to a poll. 

Being underweight puts people at high risk of death, study shows

Obesity isn’t the only thing that can put people at a higher risk for dying – being underweight also increases a person’s risk of death, according to a study released by St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.