The hardest part of losing weight may be keeping it off. Research supports this conclusion. Some scientists believe that the human body has a set point weight that it returns to. If you lose weight, ...

Maintaining and managing weight can be tough. Over 42 percent of adults and 18.5 percent of children and adolescents in the United States have obesity. Overweight and obesity may be associated with ...

It's not unusual for a person to start a new diet and watch the pounds come off easily before hitting a point where the scale won't drop any lower. People often attribute this occurrence to slip ups ...

The Health at Every Size movement is centered around body respect: establishing sustainable, health-supporting habits without trying to change your body’s size or shape. Intuitive eating is built ...

Dr Nick Fuller works for the University of Sydney and has received external funding for projects relating to the treatment of overweight and obesity. He is the author and founder of the Interval ...

New research shows that weight regain is driven by deeper brain responses, not just diet or willpower. Experts explain why ...

Sometimes, no matter how positive our intentions, losing weight isn’t as smooth a journey as we hope. Perhaps we’ve made great progress in the first few weeks or months, then suddenly, despite ...

Jessica is a former writer and editor at Forbes Health with over a decade of experience in both lifestyle and clinical health topics. Before Forbes Health, Jessica was an editor for Healthline Media, ...

Understanding our body’s natural “healthy” weight range is much like understanding our foot size: Each of us has a unique, natural size based on our individual biology. This idea is especially ...

The idea that we may have weight set points — a weight that an individual’s body tries to maintain even as food intake and energy expenditure fluctuate — has been floated by obesity researchers to ...

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Set point weight theory claims that a person’s body aims to maintain fat mass and weight at a predetermined range. It may explain why people tend to regain the weight they lost while dieting. This ...