If you find yourself stopping a sad movie to dig through the freezer for a carton of chocolate ice cream, you're not alone. A research study conducted by the American Marketing Association found that people tend to consume more junk food when they watch sad or depressing movies.   Researchers tested 38 people by dividing them up ...

A study out of Hong Kong has found that people who work long hours and do not get adequate sleep are more prone to obesity. The study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, looked at nearly 4,800 people living in Hong Kong and compared their body mass index with the number of hours they worked and slept each ...

A news story on ABC Channel 7 news caught my attention this morning and I felt compelled to write about it. According to the article on the news channel's website the world's most obese man, Manuel Uribe, was using diet rather than invasive surgical procedures to try and drop 1,000 pounds of body weight. With the help ...

The next time you pour a cup of tea you may want to skip the milk. According to a new study conducted by the University of Berlin, the cardiovascular effects of tea are eliminated when milk is added. There is strong evidence that suggests that drinking black tea regularly can lower the risk of heart disease and ...

Do you have kids at home? If so, they may be compromising your eating habits. A recent study conducted by the University of Michigan found that families who had children living at home actually consumed more saturated fat than those who did not. The study is posted in the January issue of the Journal of the American Family Medicine. The  ...

If you're thinking of trying a weight loss pill this year to follow through with your New Year's resolutions to lose weight, you may want to think again. The FTC has just posted a press release on their site citing that four major weight loss pills have been hit with a major lawsuit for making unsubstantiated marketing claims. TrimSpa, ...