Office workers and couch potatoes alike may need to stand up for their health — literally.

So that'll be a large pizza with pepperoni and sausage. Would you like to add some nutrition counseling to that?

Bring on the bread. Eating gluten at a young age may not raise kids' risk of celiac disease.

Couch potatoes, get up and move. Exercise — even a little bit — could help you live longer.

Mom's advice to take your vitamins could be right on target. Vitamin D — the “sunshine vitamin” — might help prevent colon cancer.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Wednesday approved a first-of-its-kind device to treat obesity.

You may have more to thank your parents for than just your height and eye color. The way they raised you might affect your heart health as an adult.

They might be stylish, cool and fun to use, but wearable health-tracking devices aren't likely to make much difference if wearers don't change their habits.

Weight loss surgery helps patients drop pounds. It helps them look and feel better. And it just might extend their lives.

Making healthy lifestyle changes to lose weight is likely a smart choice for the long-term health of all obese people — even if they don't yet have medical issues related to their weight.