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The next cycle of the NBC hit weight loss competition "The Biggest Loser" debuts Tuesday with the show's third couples edition.

A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said today.

Alicia A.S. Duque knew she had some pounds to lose, but she had no idea how much being overweight affected her until the television cameras started rolling.

He was enormously obese — a lost soul with no friends and no life who had given up on himself and on life.

If you pigged out at cookouts on July 4th, try these 6 tricks to fight belly bloat fast.

Today is the third week of our annual USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge, and this week we’re profiling Ebony Lugo, 23, of New York City. She has lost almost 50 pounds. She goes to the gym to work out, but at...

"Flattering" clothes for all women. Oh, J. Simp. If I were you, I would have locked myself in my room, drawn the blinds, and not emerged until spring (much like Punxsutawney Phil). But no, you're a fighter. Despite being called fat, you're holding your head up high.

Things seem to be getting worse instead of better for Jessica Simpson. Over the last few weeks she’s been embroiled in a weight gain scandal. As in, she had the nerve not to be skeletal. While she seemed to be doing her best to stay positive in the beginning, it appears that the stress is taking a toll on her.

Called intermittent fasting, this rather stark approach to weight control appears to be supported by science, not to mention various religious and cultural practices around...