Low Fat Diet

A calorie is a calorie is a calorie — or is it? Maybe not, a small study has found. Once the pounds are shed, the proportions of carbohydrates, proteins and fats you chow down on may determine whether you keep the weight off — or slowly but...

Quick, name the good fats (and their sources) from the following: monounsaturated, saturated, polyunsaturated, trans. If you can't answer right away, don't worry. You have a lot of company. According to recent polls, many Americans are dropping low-...

Beer lovers, rejoice. Whiskey drinkers, celebrate. Pork fat fans, this is your moment. All the things you thought were unhealthy can actually help you lose a ton of weight. Well, not exactly. This isn't an ad in the back pages of a sketchy magazine....

Evelyn H. Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of The Estée Lauder Companies, launched The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in 1992 to raise awareness about the importance of breast health and early detection, and to raise...

Some good news on the weight-loss front. Even if you've been a total flop before — regaining all the weight you lost and 10 pounds on top of that — you can be a dieting success. "There's hope for all those people who have tried to lose weight...

New Go4Life campaign focuses on fitness for older adults -- for slower aging and better health  Introduced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Go4Life campaign encourages sedentary older adults to reap health benefits by making physical...

By Melissa Tewes Special to The Herald-Mail Is it possible that snacking on chocolate could be good for you?   Recent studies regarding the potential health benefits of chocolate may suggest so.    Chocolate might not just be for curing a sweet tooth...

Cancer begins when abnormal cells in our bodies grow out of control. Cancerous cells can attack skin, organs and bones. There are many kinds of cancer. These tips focus on four types that are often associated with age. Cancer treatments can be...

It's almost February, and with luck and willpower, maybe you're still sticking with that New Year's diet resolution. Or maybe you're still gearing up to start. But although the right diet may help you gain a svelte figure, the wrong one might be a...

It's Men's Health Week, and public health officials are encouraging men to pay more attention to their bodies. Not only should they be paying more attention to little changes that don't seem right, they should be getting annual checkups. Diseases common...

Leon Wittman tweaked his shoulder in 1994 while attempting to keep his basement from flooding during a thunderstorm by scooping water out of a window well with a bucket. His left arm began to ache. He realized about a year later that he rarely used it...

A recent survey by AllRecipes.com found that 75 percent of cooks are eating more healthfully these days. We wondered if that emphasis on health carried over to celebrity chefs and food experts. So, we contacted three: Meeru Dhalwala, Steven Raichlen...