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Maintaining a healthy weight may be the single best thing we can do for our health. Carrying extra pounds, together with our typically poor diets and low activity levels, is associated with the most prevalent killer diseases of our society. It also causes unnecessary damage to our joints and connective tissues. Fortunately, several positive steps [...]

Here are two excellent programs to help you avoid the scams, pill, and miracle devices, and actually start losing weight and getting healthy.

New evidence shows that diet and lack of exercise can cause genetic changes that affect insulin resistance. A Swedish study has found genetic markers in type 2 diabetics and pre-diabetics that can be replicated by exposing muscle tissue to dietary and inflammatory molecules common in those individuals.

The B-vitamin folic acid is good for you, even necessary. But you can easily get too much of a good thing.

A new study by the USGS has discovered an alarming prevalence of mercury in fresh water fish.

A recent British study concluded that organic food provides no health benefits. We look at that study more closely to find out what it really means.

Most weight loss products are either useless or worse. For all the products, diets and methods I’ve seen, I’ve found none better than this:

It can be difficult to separate fact from fiction about the health effects of drinking coffee. This article examines what has been learned about coffee and diabetes, heart health, cancer and more.

A recent study gives insight into why some people do better on low-carbohydrate vs. low-fat diets. This article also looks at the way coronary heart disease risk factors respond to different types of diets.