Weight Management

By Carolyn O’Neil, MS RD, author of The Slim Down South Cookbook and nutrition advisor to Calorie Control Council Lose weight while you sleep! You may have heard health claims such as this connected to nutritional supplement or fad diet advertising. Well, it turns out that there may be some...

“He really doesn’t eat that much — he just eats the wrong things,” Jane anxiously assured me during a nutrition counseling session with her overweight 8-year-old. I felt for both of them.  Treating obesity is a tricky business, particularly when the patient is a child.  But, there are some strategies...

  By: Robyn Flipse, MS, MA, RDN -- Author of Fighting the Freshman Fifteen There are many controversies in the field of nutrition, but one thing everyone seems to agree with is that it’s easy to gain weight! All it takes is a subtle disruption in the energy balance of the body. That...

By: Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDE, FAND -- If you have punished yourself or called yourself names for eating foods on your taboo list, changing your self-talk is the first step to healthier eating, weight loss and a more positive food experience. Is any of this familiar? Self-Talk: I can’t...

Are your clothes already feeling a bit snug from all the holiday food and drinks you enjoyed at the end of 2012? Don't panic: you can turn it all around starting today! Here are some tips to make 2013 your year of healthy lifestyle changes: Leftovers need to go. Any holiday...