The case for ditching self-denial and embracing enjoyment. By Pete Wells Losing weight and keeping it off are diabolically hard for many people. Nearly two in five Americans suffer from obesity.

Strategies to reduce harmful thoughts about food that are persistent, intrusive and distressing can help people better cope with “food noise.” ...

People in the United Kingdom lost twice as much weight eating meals typically made at home than they did when eating store-bought ultraprocessed food considered healthy, the latest research has found.

There is an assumption that the kitchens of registered nutritionists are a shrine to the chia seed – perhaps a space where sliced bread is banned, and the only thing in the freezer is homemade bone ...