Dear Oprah: Those health guests may not be so healthful

Dr. Christiane Northrup, Rhonda Byrne, Geneen Roth and Tony Robbins may be leading you astray. For better results, and to learn to love...

Good Form: A way to balance out your back

If one side of your back feels a little tighter than the other, perform this stretch on a regular basis. It's a simple, excellent way to...

Waist size says a lot about kids' health

Waist size may communicate more about a child's cardiovascular health than measuring height, weight and body mass index, according to new...

Fruit and vegetable intake has fallen for teens

Fruits and vegetables are the foundation of a healthy diet and a healthy life -- so say nutrition experts...

Rating 2011's new team of bicycles

Two wheels and pedals, a handlebar, frame, chain and derailleur gears. The bicycle's basic design is so simple and efficient that it hasn'...

Help for a tight torso

Here's a simple way to gain flexibility in your lats, chest and shoulders using a wall to support your body weight. Remember to do it...

So-called Twinkies diet shaved pounds, but maybe not for long

The so-called Twinkies diet may have helped nutrition professor Mark Haub shed 27 pounds, but you're right to wonder whether the weight loss...

Another reason to avoid sugar-sweetened beverages: They can raise the risk of gout

If you're a regular reader of Booster Shots, you are well aware that drinking lots of sugar-sweetened beverages is bad for your health....

Regular exercise may reduce the risk of endometrial cancer

Exercising 150 minutes a week or more may decrease a woman's risk of endometrial cancer, a study finds.

Nutrition professor's Twinkies diet is more Mini-Me than 'Super Size Me'

In the quest for 10,000 steps, Americans lag behind, study shows

When it comes to fitness, Americans may not be stepping up -- enough.

Latest egg recall over salmonella affects 228,000 eggs

Egg recall? Again? Yes, again. The latest is from egg distributor Cal-Maine Foods, which issued an egg recall of 288,000 eggs from eight...

College football, Greeks and other tales of alcohol abuse

Alcohol policies surrounding football tailgating parties are common at many universities. Some schools ban...

Turkey coma and other food-mood misconceptions

Food myths, like urban myths, can take on a life of their own.

What does 'natural' food mean? It may become clearer in 2011

It’s not too early to start making predictions about the new year, at least not if you’re in the market research business.

Rodent of the Week: Food seems tastier when it's hard to get

We all know that playing hard to get works in the dating world....

If you thought KFC's Double Down was unhealthy, consider ... the egg?

You may love the KFC Double Down, that pseudo-sandwich that dispenses with bread and uses fried...

How much should pregnant women exercise? They're hitting the treadmill to find out

Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean you should stop exercising, but how much is too much? A new study under way in Baltimore may...

The food-mood connection

You've heard the claims: Chocolate evokes that loving feeling. Eating fish makes you smarter. Pure carbs calm you down. If you are what...

The six-pack pursuit gets ripped

Poor Gerard Butler.

A good turn for your shoulders

Shoulders are a very complex area of our bodies because they are highly flexible joints that move in many directions. It's important to...

Vitamin B and its role in improving memory

Forgot where you left your keys? The name of your neighbor's kid? Whether you locked the car?

Adding monounsaturated fats to a diet low in saturated fat may improve cholesterol levels

Lowering cholesterol is a concern of many people, some of whom turn to statins to do the job. But a new study finds that adding...

Feds seek to boost produce safety

What are the best practices for raising and packing fruits and vegetables?

Food served in some child and adult day-care centers is about to improve

More healthful food will become more common in day-care facilities that accept federal funds to provide meals to low-income clients....

Doctor's cookbook fights childhood obesity, one recipe at a time

Free toys and fatty foods are a bad combo meal. At least that's what San Francisco supervisors decided when they voted Tuesday to ban...

Planned, focused exercise may be important in losing weight and keeping it off

It sometimes takes a Herculean effort to lose a great amount of weight, such as sticking to a strict diet and intense exercise regimen....

A healthy reminder: Wednesday is Start! Eating Healthy Day

Start! Eating Healthy Day (which, let's face it,...

Worried about bisphenol A in food? Before you shop...

Believe it or not -- considering all of the negative publicity the chemical ...

What's it like to struggle with eating disorders? Portia de Rossi tells all in 'Unbearable Lightness'

Body Image 101: Like it or not, studies show attractive people have an edge in everything from being hired to being set free (yes, they...