The 40-something guy was feeling frustrated.  He estimates he’s lost over 100 pounds in the past 15 years, always gaining it back and more.  When he’s feeling motivated, he cuts back dramatically on his eating and drinking and spends long…

Soaring obesity rates have led to widespread interventions as public health professionals try to stem the tide.  As treatment is notoriously difficult, prevention of overweight and obesity, particularly in children and teens, has become a major focus of these interventions.…

If you’re confused about the best strategy for weight loss, it’s no surprise.  Despite voluminous research, there is no clear “best” approach. Unfortunately, media messages contribute to the confusion.  Consider one recent article in published in the New York Times…

The smiley faced 4 year old was tagged as obese during a pre-school screening for body mass index (BMI), much to the surprise of Mom who thought her child looked healthy.  At above the 99th percentile for age, this child…

As the New Year dawned on January 2, The New York Times Well posted “Most Popular Health Questions You Asked This Year.”  I was curious, of course, and particularly struck by a question addressing nutrition and exercise for weight loss,…

That President Taft (1909-1913) struggled with his body weight was no secret.  Details of his struggle were revealed when medical historian Dr. Deborah Levine located the correspondence he maintained with British diet doctor Nathaniel E. Yorke-Davies.  As Levine describes in…