"It's hard to make healthy choices," says Scott Isaacs, a weight-loss specialist and author of Beat Overeating Now! Take Control of Your Hunger Hormones to Lose Weight Fast. "When they're in the airports and their plane is delayed, they don't want to have an apple. They want to have wings and a beer."

If there’s a positive aspect about hypothyroidism is that it is treatable. Although it may take time to find the ideal treatment, in my experience, most people do eventually achieve ideal thyroid hormone balance. There is no one-size-fits-all treatment. You need to work with your physician (preferably an endocrinologist) closely to make sure you are taking the right type and the correct dose of thyroid medication.

We’re not just talking menopause. Sleep deprivation, stress, and a bad diet can cause imbalances in the chemicals that regulate appetite, metabolism, and fat storage.

A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore has shown that certain strains of bacteria are associated with increased risk for the components of metabolic syndrome.

Butter flavor sprays like Parkay spray and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray are labeled as having zero calories per spray. There is a loophole in the guidelines for labeling, which allows the product to claim it has zero calories when it actually it is a high-calorie product. A single spray has 0.8 calories and 0.085 grams of fat.