Is the Recession Making Us Fat?

Here's the lowdown on how the economy is making us fat, and what you can do for yourself to fix it.

No Carbs + No Beer = Mean Mommy

Wanna know why skinny girls are so mean? It's not their personality; they're just hungry.

Orthorexia: Obsession With Healthy Eating

We've all heard of anorexia ... but orthorexia? Can you really be TOO obsessed with healthy eating? An expert explains this potentially deadly disorder.

Ack! Losing That Baby Weight

I just trusted that once the baby was born, it would come off as easily as it had come on. And that is where I was really wrong.

Get This! Your Back-to-School Grocery List

Samuel L. Jackson Eats This Every Day

The Jenny Craig Experiment: Dating on a Diet

With any diet, changes to your schedule can ultimately be responsible for sabotaging your success. I celebrated my birthday this week on Jenny, and my food weaknesses definitely emerged.

Tricks Are for Kids, Try a Few!

I'm the kind of mom that enjoys a good time. No matter what we're doing, I turn it into a game. The trick to teaching kids how to make healthy choices is to "speak their language."

Is Your Diet Driving You Into Disordered Eating?

Most of us are familiar with the term "eating disorder." We are exposed to eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, every day in the magazines we read, TV shows we watch, and sometimes from personal relationships we experience.

MALEorexia -- A New Guy's Disease?

While it is customary to think that only girls and women suffer from eating disorders, men and boys are not immune.

The Jenny Craig Experiment

Starting any new weight loss program is nerve-wracking, and beginning my four-week journey on Jenny Craig is no exception. Today I must visit my local Jenny Craig center to get weighed in, measured, order my meals, and learn about the fundamentals of the program.

The Jenny Craig Experiment

Why is it that Jenny Craig has been around for 25 years and I don't know a soul who has ever done the program except Kirstie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli?

Win $1,000 in Groceries for Your Summer BBQ!

BEWARE! The average person attending a Memorial Day BBQ will consume at least one beer, a hot dog, a burger, chips, slaw, potato salad, and dessert. Whoa! That adds up to more than 1,200 calories!

Eat Less, Exercise More -- Gain Weight?

Thinner Before Dinner

Thanks to Cosmo, we've got the insider's guide on getting thinner in just hours!

Crazy Mom Diets ... That Actually Work?

In my 15 years of practice as a nutritional counselor, I have seen diet trends come in and out of favor. There are a few that are actually pretty sound in their approach. Then there are some that are wacky in their philosophy as well as their outcome.

Is Anorexia Model Behavior?

"Britain's Next Top Model" features an openly anorexic contestant. Will her appearance raise awareness or just perpetuate the disorder?

The Final Workout: Before and After Results

After eight hard weeks of our Zip Up Your Jeans challenge, mom Christina is feeling great and looking fabulous. Don't think you can do it? Check out her before and after transformation.