Women's Health

There is an epidemic of obesity in this country, health experts say. But what is obesity? How is it measured?

Take this quiz to find out how to cut your risk of developing diabetes.

Part of the treatment for chronic conditions involves adopting the same healthy lifestyle habits that are important for everyone.

If you're trying to lose weight, here's good news: You can control your appetite and feel satisfied eating less food and fewer calories without feeling deprived.

Your BMI gives a fairly accurate assessment of how much of your body is composed of fat.

In today's society, there's much confusion over what constitutes a healthy weight. Here are some ways to find out where you stand on the weight issue.

You should cut back on foods that have only limited nutritional value, that are overprocessed or that contain too much fat, salt, sugar and refined white flour.

Most people who have metabolic syndrome have insulin resistance. This may be a beginning of the development of type 2 diabetes.

The latest studies conclude that a successful weight-loss plan is a mind/body undertaking that not only involves monitoring calorie intake and expenditure, but dealing with the psychological side of weight loss and habit change.

Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can inflict substantial harm to a person’s health. Learn about obesity causes and obesity health effects.

To help manage your condition, fill in the dates on which you had or will have the following tests or checkups.

More than 19 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, and millions more have a condition that puts them at high risk for developing it.

Starting as early as your 20s and throughout your 30s, you'll naturally start to lose muscle -- and gain fat at a rate of about 2 percent per decade, especially if you have a sedentary job or lifestyle.

Many of us used the old Food Pyramid for years to help make sure we were following a balanced diet. Its replacement, called My Pyramid, was introduced in 2005, along with updated dietary and exercise guidelines.

The questions in this assessment ask about risk factors—conditions that may put you at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) states that the more risk factors you have, the more likely you are to develop diabetes.

Experts are increasingly urging people to know their BMI, a figure that takes into account not just weight but also height to indicate body fat.