A little extra simple sugar not linked to weight gain

NEW YORK — A little extra simple sugar in your diet probably won't make you pack on the pounds -- as long as you cut down on other carbs to make up for it, a new analysis of past studies suggests. Don't miss these Health stories 'Stronger': Patient's...

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Care to downsize that order? Many want smaller portions

Care to downsize that cheeseburger order?What if the server at your favorite fast food joint asked if you wanted to downsize your order, instead of asking you to supersize it?That’s a strategy...

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Most in U.S. get enough vitamins, nutrients

By MyHealthNewsDaily StaffAmericans may not eat the healthiest diets, but most get adequate levels of essential vitamins and nutrients, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For most nutrients, less than 10 percent...

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Weight-loss Challenge: It's the home stretch!

There's only a few more days left in Joy's 25,000 weight-loss challenge. How are you doing? There are only a few days left in the 25,000 Pound Weight-Loss Challenge! Have you recorded...

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Star Jones on her weight loss: 'I wasn't plus-size. I was morbidly obese'

Nine years after a gastric bypass surgery that may have saved her life, Star Jones tried to explain to her fans why she kept the weight-loss surgery so private for so long.“It really ticked them off,” Jones told TODAY’s Matt Lauer. “Because I was so...

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Feeling fat? Maybe Facebook is to blame

By Leslie MeredithTechNewsDaily"Do I look fat?" The answer is a resounding yes if you're on Facebook. But it's not your friends telling you, it's yourself. Facebook is fueling our thin-obsessed culture, says a new study from the Center...

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FDA panel backs weight loss drug Qnexa

SILVER SPRING, Md. — A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly backed approval for a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill called Qnexa, a drug which the FDA previously rejected due to safety concerns. Don't miss these...

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Daily diet soda tied to heart attack, stroke

Diet soda may benefit the waistline, but a new study suggests that people who drink it every day have a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke. Don't miss these Health stories 'Stronger': Patient's cancer fight goes viral A 22-year-old leukemia...

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5 great reasons to kick your soda habit

George Marks / Getty Images fileThe health hazards of drinking soda are actually nothing to smile about.By Emily MainRodale.comIf you've been reading health magazines and websites for any...

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FDA to review inhalable caffeine

BOSTON — U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement. AeroShot went on the...

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Sweet and toxic: Is sugar really 'poison'?

FeaturePics StockAbout 16 percent of the total calories in American diets comes from added sugar. By Elisa Zied, R.D.How could something so sweet be so bad for you? That’s exactly the point.Sugar...

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Obese man cries for help — and Joy Bauer responds

On YouTube, a morbidly obese 22-year-old man named Robert has posted a desperate plea for help with weight loss. "This is my last chance, my last hope," Robert says, his voice shaking with emotion. "I'm really scared that I'm not going to be able...

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Soda-drinking men at higher risk for heart attack

Men who drink sugar-sweetened beverages, including sodas and non-carbonated fruit drinks, may have a higher risk of heart attack, a new study shows.Harvard researchers found that men who drank one sugar-sweetened beverage per day had a 20 percent increased...

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Mystery disease claims thousands in Central America

CHICHIGALPA, Nicaragua — Jesus Ignacio Flores started working when he was 16, laboring long hours on construction sites and in the fields of his country's biggest sugar plantation. Three years ago his kidneys started to fail and flooded his body...

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Saltiness of fast food depends on where you buy it

By Rachael RettnerMyHealthNewsDaily An order of Chicken McNuggets in the United States has a higher salt content than the same order in Europe, a new study suggests.Salt levels are 2.5 times higher in U.S. McNuggets, compared with those in the...

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Oranges, grapefruits lower women's stroke risk

Getty Images stockA diet rich in citrus fruits, such as oranges and grapefruits, may reduce women's risk of stroke, a new study says.In the study, women who ate the most citrus fruit had a...

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Mila Kunis, 'Black Swan' and how extreme diets warp your body

Pascal Le Segretain / Getty ImagesMila Kunis attends the Christian Dior Ready-To-Wear Fall/Winter 2012 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Musee Rodin on March 2 in Paris, France. Losing...

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'Healthy Happy Meal' doesn't have to be an oxymoron

Kristian Dowling / Getty ImagesThe trick to not ruining your diet with too much fast food is to balance it with the rest of the meals your kids are eating -- and monitor portion sizesAre you...

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Report: Schools key to fighting America's obesity

WASHINGTON — Fighting obesity will require changes everywhere Americans live, work, play and learn, says a major new report that outlines dozens of options — from building more walkable neighborhoods to zoning limits on fast-food restaurants to...

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Ammonia used in many foods, not just 'pink slime'

Surprise rippled across America last month as a new wave of consumers discovered that hamburgers often contained ammonia-treated beef, or what critics dub "pink slime." What they may not have known is that ammonia - often associated with cleaning products...

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Serving size scams that can make you fat

Imagine you sign a lease to rent an apartment, and as you're moving in, you discover your rent money only covers the living room and the closet. To actually use the kitchen, the bedroom, and the bath, you'll have to pay two or three times what you'd...

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