A lot of top obesity "experts" say they know what makes people fat, and how to fix it. The only problem is: they just can't seem to do it where their own body is...

Look who's going plant-strong these days. Not just firemen and your average Joe, but high profile people like Bill Clinton, Sanjay Gupta MD and Michelle Pfeiffer. This week Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel publicly got...

Editor's note: Note that this article mentions animal studies. We see animal studies receiving attention in the media, and we see government bodies sometimes basing nutritional policy on such work, at least in part....

Poor eating and activity habits, not genetics, are the underlying causes for most cases of adolescent obesity, new research suggests. The finding stems from an analysis involving more than 1,000 Michigan sixth-grade students who...

Fat-Related Inflammation Might Weaken Hair Follicles Miss Nebraska took the crown in last month's Miss America contest -- but Miss Delaware won a special place in our hearts. Kayla Martell began losing her hair...

A dysfunction in the lining of blood vessels that is linked to cardiovascular illness also appears to play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in Circulation Research:...

The Starch Solution. What is it? According to John McDougall MD, it's the answer to many of the world's health, hunger and environmental problems. It's also the title of a fascinating talk by Dr....

Baked goods, pizza and soda. According to an article in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, these are the top three sources of calories for Americans, aged 2 to 18 years. And...

EarthSave founder John Robbins talks about the best diet. Scroll down for video.       Donate to EarthSave International Purchase a copy of Processed People documentary  ...

Like just about everyone in America, I was hankering to go on a slimming detox diet after New Year's. But based on previous experiences with just about every form of cleanse, I knew I...

Infertile men may be at higher risk of developing prostate cancer than fertile men, a new study published in the journal Cancer suggests.   The finding may help design a screening tool for prostate...

Joel Fuhrman MD discusses a wide body of research showing that cancer risk is directly related to your diet as a child. So does that mean it doesn't matter what you eat as...

A low-carb diet may offer quick results, but a new study suggests that a low-fat diet may be best for long-term weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight. Researchers found obese people who followed...

Diabetes risk increases with higher intake of total protein and animal protein, according to a new study in this month's issue of Diabetes Care. Researchers analyzed the diets of 38,094 Dutch participants from the...

Author and researcher Janice Stanger provides her list of 34 OF THE TOP 21ST CENTURY PLANT-BASED NUTRITION GUIDES   2000The McDougall Program for Women (paperback edition), John McDougall, M.D. and Mary McDougallBecoming Vegan, Brenda...

The top nutrition breakthrough of the last decade was the demonstration that whole, unprocessed plant foods are the healthiest diet. Pioneering researchers and passionate consumers published at least 34 books between 2000 and 2009...

When you buy a car with a six-cylinder engine, you expect to get six cylinders. When you buy a dress in a size 10, you expect a size 10. And when you buy a...

Taco Bell's Counterintuitive Diet Ads Promise Weight Loss, But Can Fast-Food Chain Deliver?   In most American households, at least one person started the new year with the resolution to get healthier and lose...

Whole Foods Market, the largest U.S. natural-goods grocer, plans to sweeten store discounts to employees who lose weight and measurably improve their health. Workers will receive discounts of 20 percent, rising to 30...

DENVER -- My husband Dave and I started this experiment on Sept. 17 after much thought. Our first step was to visit our family doctor for a full physical including detailed blood work. This...

Now that public officials and health authorities have recognized the growing problem of obesity, the question is what to do about it. Today, over several hours, California legislators heard testimony about sugar-sweetened soft drinks...

LIGHTEN UP - Weighing In On the Weight DebateHigh protein diets became popular because the low fat diet everyone went on in the 1980's was such a miserable failure.At least that's the conventional wisdom...

Dr. Fuhrman knows that what you ate, got you sick. What you eat going forward, can get you well. Just look:   The above is an excerpt from our award-winning documentary, PROCESSED PEOPLE. There...

Celebrate Independence weekend by gaining independence from the horrible food that robs us of our freedom -- by making us fat, sick and miserable.John McDougall MD explains how utterly, completely, totally simple it is....

Editor's note: To see Dr. Goldhamer's most recent published study showing water fasting can reverse high blood pressure, click here. Jeff and Sabrina have both done water fasts at Dr. Goldhamer's clinic and recommend...