Director of the Energy Metabolism Lab at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center and professor of Nutrition and Psychiatry at Tufts University, and author of a new approach to weight loss called The Instinct Diet, which was recently featured in The Daily Beast.

The Diet Killer

The Diet Killer

Your relationship may be hot, but it's making you heavy. New research confirms moving in together often leads to weig...

Posted 8:34 PM | Aug 11, 2009
The New Fat Hazard

The New Fat Hazard

New research finds overeating is linked to positive personality traits-like being unusually engaged with the world. S...

Posted 3:17 PM | Jun 26, 2009
Why Restaurants Make You Fat

Why Restaurants Make You Fat

Restaurant Syndrome: 1. Eat out. 2. Eat too much. 3. Feel bad. 4. Repeat. The Daily Beast's Susan B. Roberts on why ...

Posted 6:39 AM | Jun 2, 2009
The Crash Dieting Secret

The Crash Dieting Secret

With summer one month away, you may think it's too late to get in bikini-ready shape. But new research shows that wh...

Posted 5:47 AM | May 18, 2009