Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest health charity, published an article today showing that women with larger waist sizes are at great risk of cancer, including breast cancer. They also have increased chance of infertility. The data was compiled from nearly 55,000 women taking the Nuffield ‘Health MOT’, a series of tests that takes about an hour and assesses overall fitness and health…

A low-fat diet may put people at the highest risk for gaining their weight back, because it decreases their resting energy expenditure and total energy expenditure more than other diets, such as a low-glycemic index diet and a very low carbohydrate diet…

TUESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Losing weight, as any dieter knows, is often the easy part. Keeping it off can be the bigger challenge.

TUESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Dieters have long been told that to lose weight, you simply need to cut calories. But new research suggests that some combinations of foods may burn more calories than others.

TUESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Women who regularly eat a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet may be raising their risk of heart disease and stroke by as much as 28 percent, a new study suggests.

(Reuters) – Watchdog group Public Citizen urged U.S. regulators on Tuesday not to approve Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc’s experimental diet pill lorcaserin, citing concerns it could increase patients’ risk of heart valve damage. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to rule on whether to approve the drug by Wednesday…

TUESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) –Older women with low levels of vitamin D, also known as the “sunshine vitamin,” may be more likely to gain weight, a new study indicates.