News 4 Fact Finder team investigates the HCG diet

It's bringing in a lot of money to local clinics, and taking off the pounds for lots of people. Patients swear by it. It's called the HCG diet. But there's one problem: It's illegal. HCG is a hormone approved for the ...

City Libraries Let Residents Order, Pick Up Groceries

Health and diet (can lead to) cancer. We're also talking about cardiovascular disease and HIV -- all the areas in which health impacts Baltimore. The disparities are enormous," said Richard Matens of the Baltimore ...

Genes May Overpower Diet in Battle of the Bulge

Weight gain is not just the result of an overly rich diet or genes that predispose someone to store fat, mounting research suggests. Rather, studies implicate a third, and more complex, factor the ...

Fashion Diet slideshow

Fashion Diet, Day 31: This is it! You won't see all 31 days of my monthlong misery chronicled here because I didn't shoot photos of the weekend outfits (though I can produce affadavits swearing I observed the rules ...

Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia

Editors of a top medical journal are questioning whether the diet pill Meridia should stay on the market even if it's restricted to people without heart disease. A new study shows the appetite suppressant raises the ...

French diet guru Michel Montignac dies

A French official says French diet guru Michel Montignac, whose "glycemic index" weight-loss books sold millions of copies, has died. The official at the City Hall of Annemasse, in eastern France, said Montignac died ...

Diet drug Meridia study renews calls for U.S. ban

A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market ...

An apple treat for Rosh Hashana and a healthy diet

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, is typically a time of optimism and self-reflection. And while the foods for the holiday often are symbolic of a sweet and pleasant year to come, it's hard for some of us not to ...

Lawyer: Ga. soldier in shooting was on strict diet

FORT McPHERSON, Ga. — A soldier was fasting to meet strict military weight guidelines and nearly catatonic when he shot and killed a supervisor who denied his vacation request, his attorney said Monday. Attorney ...

Walk backward and 5 other healthy tweaks

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