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4 Ways to Tell If You're at a Healthy Weight

4 Ways to Tell If You're at a Healthy Weight

Wondering where you stand? Here are four crucial stats that can help you determine if you're at a healthy weight.

Fat-Shaming by Doctors Happens Way More Often Than You Think

Fat-Shaming by Doctors Happens Way More Often Than You Think

It messes with your confidence and can hurt your health in more subtle ways too. Here's what to do if your physician makes you feel bad because of your weight.

5 Things Not to Say to Someone Who's Had Weight-Loss Surgery

5 Things Not to Say to Someone Who's Had Weight-Loss Surgery

Although many bariatric surgery patients are open about their experiences, there are still some questions that are simply insensitive or inappropriate to ask. Here's what's not OK.

10 Reasons Your Belly Fat Isn't Going Away

10 Reasons Your Belly Fat Isn't Going Away

Yes, stomach pudge may be stubborn, but here are a slew of research-proven ways to dump it for good.

What Is Prader-Willi Syndrome? This 380-Pound Pageant Queen Has a Condition That Makes Her Hungry All the Time

What Is Prader-Willi Syndrome? This 380-Pound Pageant Queen Has a Condition That Makes Her Hungry All the Time

Experts say that with early diagnosis and careful calorie restriction, people with this genetic disorder can maintain a healthy weight.

5 Signs You Might Be 'Skinny Fat'

5 Signs You Might Be 'Skinny Fat'

When it comes to your health, the mirror and the scale tell only part of the story.

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The Surprising Reason You Snack at Night (and How to Stop It)

The Surprising Reason You Snack at Night (and How to Stop It)

Over the years, many of my clients on quests to eat healthier and lose weight have told me, “I do great all day, but at night, everything just seems to fall apart.”

A Passenger Charged an Obese Man $150 for Taking Up Extra Space on Their Flight—and the Internet Is Furious

A Passenger Charged an Obese Man $150 for Taking Up Extra Space on Their Flight—and the Internet Is Furious

Read his side of the story.

Is it Baby Fat—or Obesity?

Is it Baby Fat—or Obesity?

The Surprising Link Between Your Weight and Your Teeth

The Surprising Link Between Your Weight and Your Teeth

Fat Like Me? 3 Reasons You Should Be Happy Obesity Is a Disease

Fat Like Me? 3 Reasons You Should Be Happy Obesity Is a Disease

4 Ways Measuring Cups and Spoons Helped Me Lose Weight

4 Ways Measuring Cups and Spoons Helped Me Lose Weight

Woman Once Considered the World's Heaviest Dies After Losing More Than 700 Lbs.

She lost 713 lbs after a successful laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery in March.

All Obesity, Explained

New Weight-Loss Balloon Proved Nearly Twice as Effective as Diet and Exercise Alone

New Weight-Loss Balloon Is Nearly Twice as Effective as Diet and Exercise Alone

How Being Overweight May Affect Memory

How Being Overweight May Affect Memory

Soda Companies Fund 96 Health Groups In the U.S.

Soda Companies Fund 96 Health Groups In the U.S.

Obesity Rates Are Actually Down in 4 States

Obesity Rates Are Actually Down in 4 States

Obesity May Cause Brains to Age 10 Years

Obesity May Cause Brains to Age 10 Years

Americans Weigh 15 Lb. More Than They Used To

Americans Weigh 15 Lb. More Than They Used To

How Body Fat Can Shorten Your Life

How Body Fat Can Shorten Your Life

This Indiana Teen Explained to Her Teacher Why BMI is Total BS

This Indiana Teen Explained to Her Teacher Why BMI is Total BS

Here's Why It's Harder to Lose Weight Now Than It Was 20 Years Ago

Here's Why It's Harder to Lose Weight Now Than It Was 20 Years Ago

Americans Pretty Much Only Stop Eating When They’re Sleeping

Americans Pretty Much Only Stop Eating When They’re Sleeping

Obesity Rates Remain High in the U.S.

Obesity Rates Remain High in the U.S.

Coke Is Funding Scientists With a Controversial Weight Loss Message

Coke Is Funding Scientists With a Controversial Weight Loss Message

4 Sneaky Things That Can Make You Overeat

4 Sneaky Things That Can Make You Overeat

More Than a Third of American Women Are Obese

More Than a Third of American Women Are Obese

One Woman Gained 41 Pounds After Getting a Fecal Transplant From an Overweight Donor

One Woman Gained 41 Pounds After Getting a Fecal Transplant From an Overweight Donor

The Self-Acceptance Lesson You Can Learn From Whitney Thore of 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life'

The Self-Acceptance Lesson You Can Learn From Whitney Thore of 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life'

Can An Apple a Day Keep Fat Away?

Can An Apple a Day Keep Fat Away?

The Shockingly Different Ways Men and Women React to 'Overweight' Tinder Dates

The Shockingly Different Ways Men and Women React to 'Overweight' Tinder Dates

Why Some Soda Bottles Will Be Getting Smaller

Why Some Soda Bottles Will Be Getting Smaller

3 Reasons to Shed Belly Fat That Have Nothing to Do With How You Look

3 Reasons to Shed Belly Fat That Have Nothing to Do With How You Look

9 Worst Calorie Bombs at Chain Restaurants

9 Worst Calorie Bombs at Chain Restaurants

Are You SURE You're Not Overweight?

Are You SURE You're Not Overweight?

Prescribing Fruits and Veggies? That's an Rx We Love

Prescribing Fruits and Veggies? That's an Rx We Love

What's the Best Way to Measure Body Fat?

What's the Best Way to Measure Body Fat?

Zombie Diet Alert: Why Won't the HCG Diet Craze Die?

Zombie Diet Alert: Why Won't the HCG Diet Craze Die?