Timing Is Everything When It Comes to Calorie Intake

MONDAY, July 15, 2019 -- If you skip or skimp on breakfast, grab a quick lunch and then load up at dinner, your food intake is likely out of sync with your body's needs.

Not getting calories when you really need them (hint: during the day) could be why you're having a hard time shedding pounds or finding the energy to exercise. Here's how to rebalance your calorie intake.

Can Your Smartphone Make You Fat?

THURSDAY, July 25, 2019 -- While you're watching your calories to avoid packing on extra pounds, you might also want to cut down on your smartphone usage, new research suggests.

Spending too much time on your smartphone is linked to a higher risk of obesity, investigators report.

Evolution Could Explain Why Staying Slim Is So Tough

TUESDAY, July 16, 2019 -- It's not easy maintaining a healthy weight. Even when you manage to drop a few pounds, they often return.

Why would the body seem to encourage obesity?

Coffee Might Be Your Go-to Brew for Weight Loss

MONDAY, June 24, 2019 -- Could America's favorite morning drink also help fight one of its biggest health issues, obesity?

That's the suggestion from a British study that finds coffee stimulates the human body's "brown fat," a heat-generating form of fat that literally burns calories in a process called thermogenesis.