It’s important to help our kids maintain a healthy weight. But sometimes well-intentioned interventions can cause more harm ...

Macy Alcido is a freelance writer based in New York City. She discovered her love for health reporting while attending the Columbia Journalism School, and has since contributed health-related ...

Faculty members have been conducting NIH-funded research on weight loss programs for over 15 years. We study the effectiveness of different approaches to behavioral weight loss treatment. Typically, ...

If you are among the 70% of adults in the U.S. who are overweight and want to make a change, a weight loss program could help. But there are so many out there, and it’s important to choose one ...