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After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected two other weight-loss pills earlier this year, an advisory panel has recommended the approval of Orexigen Therapeutics's Contrave. If the FDA follows the recommendation, Contrave could become the first diet drug to win approval in a decade.

Dieters looking for a little extra willpower to avoid putting junk food in their grocery carts might want to leave their credit cards at home. New research shows that buying groceries with plastic instead of good old-fashioned folding money makes people more likely to buy unhealthy foods.

Last week, I got some great news and some terrible news. The great news? I was asked if I wanted to be interviewed on CNN, to discuss a book that I recently co-authored. The terrible news? I was asked if I wanted to be interviewed on CNN, to discuss a book that I recently co-authored. It was...

I have a new theory about food, one I developed after watching some ducks in my neighborhood. We have these two ducks that seem to live on our street, which is your typical suburban street that's more or less in the Ohio countryside. There's a nondescript lake about a 10-minute walk away, where I...

In New Zealand, McDonald's and Weight Watchers have teamed up to sell three co-branded meals. That's not as strange as it sounds -- Weight Watchers dieters measure food intake on a point scale. What's strange is how the numbers may or may not have been calculated.

I'm afraid to look at my bathroom scale. I have no idea if I've lost or gained weight this week. Well, actually, I have an idea, which is why I'd rather not weigh myself. The best I can probably hope for is that I've maintained my weight. I'm in week six of "The Money Diet." For those of you who...

I still can't quite believe it, but the "Money Diet" I'm on appears to be working; I'm still losing weight. First, the quick explanation for those of you who don't know the backstory: Since January 1, I've been on a diet. But instead of counting calories, I decided to tally up what I'm saving by...

With National Fettuccine Alfredo Day (February 7) just around the corner, is it possible to find a recipe that will befit the occasion while remaining true to our New Year's resolutions ... you remember those? Something about eating healthier and losing weight? Shirataki noodle evangelists at...

There is an interesting story about weight loss in the latest edition of USA Today. The article profiles people who have lost a significant amount of weight without spending a lot of money on fancy gyms or elaborate diet plans. They simply made small changes in their routines that made a...

I recently wrote about the financial cost of putting on weight. Weight gain is like a slow-moving train. You barely notice it until it's built up enough momentum that it's nearly impossible to stop. Everyone has a breaking point, though, where you make up your mind that you will do whatever it...