Diet beverages play positive role in weight loss

A groundbreaking new study published in Obesity, the journal of The Obesity Society, confirms definitively that drinking diet beverages helps people lose weight.

Food choice not influenced by mandatory calorie postings at fast-food chains

Posting the calorie content of menu items at major fast-food chains in Philadelphia, per federal law, does not change purchasing habits or decrease the number of calories that those customers consume, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center reported at the Obesity Society’s annual scientific meeting, held in Atlanta, Georgia.