Health Diviner

Is weight loss "contagious"? According to a new study published online in the journal Obesity, teammates in a team-based weight loss competition significantly influenced each other's weight loss, suggesting that ... Continue Reading

We've heard the grim statistics time and time again: Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. And it's pretty clear that if you're overweight or obese, you are at a ... Continue Reading

Bread and rolls, not chips and pretzels, are the No.1 source of salt in the American diet, according to a study. Fresh chicken and turkey, which is sometimes injected with saline, ... Continue Reading

  Contrary to what many believe, people can frequently go out to eat and still shed those extra kilos, researchers say. Investigators from The University of Texas at Austin enrolled 35 healthy, ... Continue Reading

Community-based weight-loss programs have not been shown to be effective at reducing the incidence of diabetes, so implementing a national program would likely be money down the drain, a diabetes ... Continue Reading

The Centre for Appearance Research at the University of West England in Bristol, studied the responses of 384 British men with an average age of 40. About 35 percent of respondents ... Continue Reading