Almost 108 million Americans were overweight or obese in 1999. Until now, obesity continues to be a serious problem and is predicted to reach epidemic levels by the year 2020.One way to prevent this scenario …

Eating whole grains is a great way to decrease 100 calories every day. Whole grains provide fiber, which keeps you fuller longer and helps you eat less overall. The American Heart Association Eating Plan suggests …

Smoking is a major cause of many diseases. Some of those include:

Cancer of lung, larynx, mouth, and esophagus
Coronary heart disease; strokes; chronic bronchitis
Low bone density; hip fractures
GERD and Peptic Ulcers

People who smoke may not understand …

Often when people are dieting to lose weight, they have questions as to what constitute a healthy diet. Here are some tips for healthy eating:

Eat breakfast every day. People who eat breakfast are less likely …

Written By: Louisa Latela, MSW, LCSW
Louisa is a psychotherapist with 17 years experience in working with persons struggling with food/body/weight issues.
Email: llatella@comcast.net
I have come to learn through years of working on myself emotionally, physically, and …

In April 2006 issue of Health Magazine[1], there was an article on assessing your eating style [2]. It was interesting to know how people eat. You can read the complete article (see below), but here …

When you are busy and don’t have time to cook yourself, you have no option but to eat out. But that does not mean you can not reduce your weight. You still have options to …

You can find an interactive tool at Yahoo Health. This interactive tool measures your readiness to quit smoking. The tool uses the stages of change approach, which is based on research about how people typically …

OVERVIEW
We all have and need fat tissue in our bodies. When there is increased amount of fat in the body that’s when problem arises. The amount of fat is determined by individual’s Body Mass Index …

Moderate alcohol use – upto 2 drink/day for men and upto 1 drink per/day for women and older people – is not harmful for most adults. The problem arises when people abuse alcohol. The abuse …