Recently, I've had an influx of clients come to me devastated because of the additional weight they gained after their experience with the hCG diet. They were under the belief that the hCG diet was the cure-all diet that promised to melt away their unwanted fat forever.

Recently, I've had an influx of clients come to me devastated because of the additional weight they gained after their experience with the hCG diet. They were under the belief that the hCG diet was the cure-all diet that promised to melt away their unwanted fat forever.

So, bunkie, you say you just can’t help yourself, that every time a new diet craze comes along, you just can’t resist emptying your wallet?

OMAHA, Neb. - Nebraska ace Joba Chamberlain took a long path to the mound at Rosenblatt Stadium Friday afternoon.

OMAHA, Neb. - Nebraska ace Joba Chamberlain took a long path to the mound at Rosenblatt Stadium Friday afternoon.

When it comes to calcium intake, a recent study published in the British Medical Journal found that taking more than the recommended amount isn’t necessarily better. In fact, it may be harmful, increasing your risk for kidney stones and possibly increasing your risk for hip fractures. 

Last week’s withdrawal of the diet drug Meridia marks the latest setback in a long and frustrating quest for a pharmaceutical solution to our national obesity epidemic. Despite millions of dollars spent by drug companies, none of the handful of diet drugs on the market is considered very effective.

CHICAGO - A large study offers the strongest evidence yet that a diet the government recommends for lowering blood pressure can save people from heart attack and stroke.

That we expect the Arizona Legislature to keep overregulating rather than deregulating is a notion underlying the Scottsdale Unified School District’s anticipating the current ban on junk food in public elementary and middle schools being extended to high schools.

Ronald McDonald is the new Jenny Craig. Last month, news broke that a North Carolina woman shed 37 pounds in 90 days by dining only beneath the glow of the Golden Arches. No way, right?

DALLAS - As toddlers begin eating "grown-up" food, they may also develop grown-up eating habits - like too much junk food and too few vegetables, warn doctors who want parents to change their ways.

Millions of people work out every day to lose weight, often eating a low-carb diet along the way.

Exhibits persuading people to "kick the meat habit" will be on display this weekend at several locations throughout Tempe as part of an international effort to promote a vegan diet.

Summers are great for getting new seasonal produce. I get really excited about all the new fruits that come into season and go on sale. Recently, my husband and I went to Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek to pick peaches. We ended up with about 5 pounds for $2 a pound. I planned on freezing some for summer smoothies and a healthy cobbler. We ended up eating all of the fruit instead.

FITNESS ADVICE

FITNESS ADVICE

The word "diet" has taken a beating. We've come to equate it with punishment, denial, maybe a little shame, and of course - failure. The poor word is now branded. We treat it as evil incarnate. All the talking heads continually repeat "diets don't work." And our brains hear "don't deny myself - eat what I want."

The word "diet" has taken a beating. We've come to equate it with punishment, denial, maybe a little shame, and of course - failure. The poor word is now branded. We treat it as evil incarnate. All the talking heads continually repeat "diets don't work." And our brains hear "don't deny myself - eat what I want."

World Week for the Abolition of Meat is May 21 to 28, a time when people around the globe reflect on the many reasons not to eat animal flesh.

World Week for the Abolition of Meat is May 21 to 28, a time when people around the globe reflect on the many reasons not to eat animal flesh.