London: If you’re a fan of food television, it’s fine to be entertained by the programming, but if you take recipes for the rich meals the networks favor into your own kitchen, you’re at risk of putting on pounds, according to a study recently published online by the journal Appetite. 

Washington: Your exercise regimen isn’t just good for you; it may also be good for your spouse.

San Diego: Male partners of infertile obese females may increase the odds of conceiving a child by improving their own weight and dietary habits, preliminary results from a pilot study from Canada suggest. 

San Diego: In adults with obesity, lowering dietary fat may lead to greater body fat loss than lowering dietary carbohydrate, a new study finds.

Boston: Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the US, with more than 136,000 new patients diagnosed last year. But thanks to increased awareness about screenings, the death rate from colorectal cancer has been dropping for more than 20 years.

Washington: University of Florida Health researchers have found that putting people on a feast-or-famine diet may mimic some of the benefits of fasting, and that adding antioxidant supplements may counteract those benefits.