When counting calories, don’t forget the ones you drink. For many people, these so-called liquid calories can make or break an effort to lose pounds successfully.

Whether you're trying to lose excess pounds or maintain a healthy weight, eating out in restaurants can sabotage your goals.

At any given time, millions of people in the U.S. are trying to lose weight. They spend billions of dollars each year on weight-loss products and services. Learn more about diets and weight loss by taking this quiz.

Who doesn't want to believe that a food will give you lasting energy or that a yummy-tasting beverage is slimming?

By choosing carefully and practicing portion control, you can include an occasional fast-food meal in a weight-conscious meal plan.

You're as likely to keep children from eating fast food as you are to get them to stop playing computer games. Fast food is part of Americans' lifestyle.

Stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables. Try to keep salad greens, apples, oranges, onions, and other produce your family likes on hand.

Your diet needs Fats for energy, Proteins for body strength and Carbs for making your organs function efficiently. Strive for this balance.

When you think of fat, you probably think of greasy things like salad dressing and butter. But there's fat in almost all foods.

So, you watch what you eat -- but do you really pay attention?

You don't have to give up fast food to get your diet on the right track. You can make your meals-on-the-go healthier by ordering wisely.

The struggle to develop good eating habits among toddlers, preschoolers and older children seems never-ending. But encouraging children to eat right doesn't require battle, just some common sense.

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

It's difficult to be satisfied with grilled squash if you've grown up eating fried chicken. Fortunately, there are ways to eat a healthy diet and still enjoy your favorite foods, nutrition experts say. The secret? Prepare the foods differently.

Research clearly shows that most diets don’t work. Even those of us who lose weight on a diet generally regain most or all of the weight within a couple of years.