Some people experience food cravings only now and then, while others have them daily or weekly.

The majority of dieters regain the weight they lose within five years. But they could avoid doing so by gradually changing their eating and exercise habits. Your approach to weight loss should be to make changes you can keep up for the rest of your life.

When food producers cut the fat out of foods, they often replace it with extra sugar or other carbohydrates, which add calories.

Most medical weight-loss programs first try to help you make the long-term behavioral changes necessary to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. This includes exercising regularly and eating healthy food. If you still remain seriously overweight, you and your doctor might discuss these options.

Even with some basic knowledge about how to accomplish weight-loss goals, 66 percent of us are still overweight.

With all the diets out there to choose from these days, it's hard to know which ones are legitimate and which are diet fads.

Although some studies show people on these diets can lose weight in the short term, questions remain as to whether they can maintain their weight loss and their health over time.

Eating healthy can reduce your risk of illness and lengthen your life. Eating a balanced, low-fat, low-cholesterol diet reduces your risk of heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, stroke and other diseases. Follow these tips to help improve your diet.

If your blood glucose drops too low -- which can happen if you go too long without eating -- you're going to feel lightheaded and lethargic.