Take this quiz to find out how to cut your risk of developing diabetes.

There is an epidemic of obesity in this country, health experts say. But what is obesity? How is it measured?

If you're trying to lose weight, here's good news: You can control your appetite and feel satisfied eating less food and fewer calories without feeling deprived.

Your BMI gives a fairly accurate assessment of how much of your body is composed of fat.

In today's society, there's much confusion over what constitutes a healthy weight. Here are some ways to find out where you stand on the weight issue.

You should cut back on foods that have only limited nutritional value, that are overprocessed or that contain too much fat, salt, sugar and refined white flour.

Most people who have metabolic syndrome have insulin resistance. This may be a beginning of the development of type 2 diabetes.

The latest studies conclude that a successful weight-loss plan is a mind/body undertaking that not only involves monitoring calorie intake and expenditure, but dealing with the psychological side of weight loss and habit change.

Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can inflict substantial harm to a person’s health. Learn about obesity causes and obesity health effects.

To help manage your condition, fill in the dates on which you had or will have the following tests or checkups.

More than 19 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, and millions more have a condition that puts them at high risk for developing it.