Breakfast just got a little less sweet

Want to feed your kids a healthy breakfast without drowning them in sugar? It's a challenge — but it's getting a little easier.

Gear: Heart rate monitors, vital sign trackers keep you in the know during workout

Whether you're 18 or 80, if you like to run, bike, row, swim, cross-country ski or climb mountains, you have to keep an eye on the old...

'Eat less,' U.S. says as fast-food chains super-size their offerings

The government is telling Americans to eat less.

New U.S. dietary guidelines: Less salt, more fruits and vegetables

Salt is the latest enemy highlighted in the nation's battle against obesity and poor eating habits, with new federal dietary guidelines...

Jack LaLanne was a healthy showoff to the very end

Jack LaLanne was an incredible showoff, and with good reason.

Cities try to cut the fat with weight-loss programs

Ten pounds can seem like a hundred when you're trying to lose weight.

In search of lasting happiness

As last year drew to a close, I found myself struggling with whether I'd draft resolutions for 2011. For years I've made commitments to...

The Atkins diet, updated

Dr. Robert Atkins shook up the nutrition establishment in 1972 when he published "Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution." In that book and others that...

Facial exercises to reduce wrinkles?

Humans can out-smile, out-smirk and out-glower every other animal on the planet, all thanks to an array of facial muscles lying just below...

Pros, cons of reality TV's approach to weight loss

These days, the only people who don't seem to mind a few extra pounds are the executive producers of reality TV shows that center on...

Good Form: Counteract the drive time

After long hours of sitting in front of your computer or behind the steering wheel of your car, take a break to stretch your hip and back...

Two Guys Lose Weight: Look at Def Leppard's Phil Collen!

Two Guys Lose Weight: Oops!

Two Guys Lose Weight: How to dismiss the negative thoughts in your head

Taco Bell buzz on the 'beef' class-action lawsuit

Taco Bell diners (or would-be diners) -- and Taco Bell itself -- take taco filling seriously.

Why Girl Scouts are still working on a 'no trans-fat' cookie badge

It's Girl Scout cookie season. And the Girl Scouts, on their honor, pledge that the top-selling cookies have no trans-fats.

Young children know what they like to eat -- but it could be full of fat, salt and sugar

Preschoolers may be good at indicating what foods they like over others, a study finds, and those foods could be loaded with fat, salt and...

A beef over 'beef' content of Taco Bell tacos fuels this class-action suit

The words "seasoned beef" have become fighting words for a California woman suing Taco Bell for her claim that there's too little "beef"...

Two Guys Lose Weight: Temptation lurks

NOTE: This is a blog about two guys attempting to lose weight over a six-week period.  They kicked off their...

New food labels you can read at a glance, courtesy of the food industry

Coming soon to a grocery store near you: a speed-read nutrition label on the front of food packages that provides large-type icons that list...

Food depression: Eating bad may make you sad

Eating food containing trans fats and saturated fats could contribute to depression, scientists reported Wednesday.

Starbucks' trenta follows the wrong trend, experts say

Trenta is the new 31-ounce drink size from Starbucks. The drink may be an excellent form of product marketing but it's a terrible form of...

Cooler ways to play in the snow

Snow is a beautiful thing, especially when you have the right toys for playing in it. Some of these items are simple and others are high-...

Good Form: Get a leg up on flexibility

Try this move against the wall to develop flexibility in your quadriceps, the muscle in the front of your upper leg. Performed properly, you...

Two Guys Lose Weight: Bacon-flavored gum

NOTE:  This is a blog about two guys attempting to lose weight over a six-week period.  They kicked off their...

Two Guys Lose Weight: Soul food that's not sinful

NOTE:  This is a blog about two guys attempting to lose weight over a six-week period.  They kicked off...

Jane Fonda wants you to feel the burn — again

Jane Fonda — whose 1982 video "The Jane Fonda Work-Out" sold 17 million copies — is back in the fitness fray. Three decades ago,...

New fitness DVDS for the older set

If you need proof that regular exercise is a prescription for a more youthful body and mind, look no further than the fitness icons from the...