Weight Loss and Diet Plans

Good nutrition and regular physical activity can help your child achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

Two of the simplest yet most important ways to have a healthy heart are through diet and exercise.

Research has shown that a healthy diet can lower your risk of certain cancers.

Dietary supplements include vitamins, herbs, and other products that can improve your health or wellness. Learn about the types, benefits,…

Gluten-free diets are for people who have celiac disease. Learn how a gluten-free diet can help you.

BMI (body mass index) estimates body fat and is used as a way to measure if your weight is healthy…

Eating fewer calories or exercising to burn off calories typically results in weight loss.

A low-purine diet is limits foods with high purine and can help prevent or treat gout and kidney stones. Learn…

The Mediterranean diet can help you lose weight, be healthy, and possibly live longer. Learn what the diet includes and…

Foods made of sugars and starches are high in carbohydrates. Learn more about the purpose, health benefits, and side effects…

A fad diet is a stylish weight-loss plan that promises dramatic results. Typically, these diets are not healthy and don't…

Prescription weight-loss medicines can help obese people lose weight in combination with a low-calorie diet and regular exercise.

Weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) involves surgically reducing the size of your stomach so that your body absorbs less of…

Many health problems improve with healthy eating. Doctors recommend the DASH diet to lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol…

The vegan diet is free of meats and dairy. Vegans eat plant-based foods instead of foods that come from animals…

Learn about the different types of vegetarian diets along with their benefits and drawbacks.

Learn about the different factors that can affect your efforts to lose weight. Talk to your doctor before you start…