A new children’s book aimed at readers as young as 4 is creating controversy because of its focus on dieting. Maggie Goes on a Diet will be released in Canada this coming October. Author Paul Kramer’s book tells the story of Maggie, a young, overweight girl who is bullied at school. Maggie decides to go [...]

According to a new study by the American Dietetic Association, the nutrition-conscious should take calorie labeling on restaurant meals and packaged foods with a grain of salt. The Association looked at 29 popular restaurants and 10 top-selling frozen meals from the grocery store. The average restaurant meal had 18 percent more calories than stated while [...]

Adjustable gastric banding is much more effective long-term than a very low-calorie diet for people who are about 50 pounds overweight, a study shows. Researchers at Monash University Medical School in Melbourne, Australia, recruited 80 patients who were on average 52 pounds over a healthy weight. Half had the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery. The other [...]

Canadian company, Iovate Health Sciences has this week announced the recall of 14 products in their Hydroxycut weight loss product line, after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers against using these products. The FDA’s warning resulted after receiving 23 reports of liver damage, and even one death. Other reports submitted to the [...]