Three years later, people who didn’t eat near bedtime had gained only 4 pounds, while night-eaters had put on 14. An important exception may be the elderly, who may need late-night snacks if ...

There are an awful lot of excuses out there for why poor people have bad diets and why poor kids tend to be more obese than middle-class and affluent kids. What’s rarely mentioned is bad ...

The cost of fruits, vegetables may put healthy eating out of reach for the poor. Nov. 1, 2007 — -- We tend to blame the obesity epidemic in the United States on people making the wrong ...

In his new book, Dr. Aaron Carroll explains that there might be less evidence against some notoriously bad foods than we think. In fact, maybe we should be eating some of them more often.

Her rule of thumb is that the higher up the food chain you eat, the more it matters how the food was produced. Nina advocates banning trans fats, getting corn syrup out of schools and milk in, ...

How bad eating habits are killing Americans 04:01. CHICAGO --Gorging on bacon and burgers?Turning up your nose at fish, nuts or vegetables? These are among food habits that new research links with ...

SEATTLE - Laurieann Cossey has always struggled with her weight. Four years ago, she was diagnosed with diabetes. Now, six months pregnant and struggling to get by, the single mother tries to make ...

For men, eating alone was associated with a 45% increased risk of being obese and a 64% increased risk of having metabolic syndrome, even after the researchers adjusted for factors such as age ...

Eating breakfast late may increase your breast cancer risk—by about 17 percent for every hour you delay, according to a study of nearly 1,200 women with breast cancer in Spain, compared to more ...