Do your beliefs prevent you from eating animal products like pork? If so, you may want to be sure your medications don't contain similar products that violate your dietary restrictions.

Men needing to lose weight may want to consider talking to a health counselor, a new study suggests.

If you feel like you're your thoughts are caught in a hamster wheel, it may be time to hop on a pair of real wheels - and use physical exercise to stave off burnout.

Unless fast food restaurants hand out calculators with their calorie amounts, the nutritional data required by the new federal health law may not help customers as much as intended.

Suspicions have been confirmed: ice cream is addictive! Well, maybe not. But highly rewarding foods such as ice cream and chocolate stimulate the brain and cause addictive-like neural changes.

Those on the front lines of the obesity battle often point their guns at fructose as a major culprit. But this common sugar may not be any worse than any other calories we consume.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has approved investigational diet drug Qnexa designed to treat obesity in adults. The panel had previously rejected the weight loss drug in 2010 based on safety concerns.

Among dairy-related disease outbreaks, raw milk appears to be the culprit. In states where the sale of u npasteurized milk is legal, the number of outbreaks doubles.

As the number of overweight or obese Americans rises, it is good to hear that many are trying to lose weight. Some of their weight-loss methods, however, could be hurting their kidneys.

Looking to shed some pounds? Recruit some friends and make it a contest - chances are, you'll have a much better chance of getting rid of that extra weight.