What is the National Weight Control Registry?

Preliminary research by the National Weight Control Registry shows that losing weight and maintaining weight

A couple of my favorite aspects of the National Weight Control Registry is that it has released a few research findings and does have some excellent success stories. I encourage everyone to at least read through the research findings, which emphasizes the importance of daily physical activity and making diet changes to successfully lose weight and keep it

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Health Dangers of Being Underweight

Being underweight can be very unhealthy and can lead to many health problems including anemia, hair loss and infertility.

A lot of attention has been focused in dealing with overweight issues but much as this is justified, little attention has been directed to tackling matters pertaining to being underweight. Scientifically speaking, people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is under 20 are considered to be

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Helpful Weight Loss Calculators

There are a number of weight loss calculators you can use to make all kinds of estimates, such as your basal metabolic rate and what your healthy weight should be.

There are many helpful weight loss calculators online. These calculators can give estimates of your BMI (Body Mass Index), daily calorie needs, how many calories you burn during exercise and much, much

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