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Dr. Ben Williams weighed almost 300 pounds in high school, two years ago he opted for restrictive weight loss surgery, to help him do something he was unable to do on his own: lose weight

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A portobello burger makes a great meat alternative. In one study, people who ate mushroom-based dishes instead of meat-based ones consumed 420 fewer calories — and in a blind taste test said the food tasted even better and left them feeling just as full, for just as long. /MCT)

No meat doesn’t mean you have to give up flavour

With these tasty treats, you’ll never have to say “Where’s the beef?” You really don’t want it for health and don’t need it for great taste!

Physical activity — everything from weightlifting to sit-ups, jogging to biking, even yoga — is powerful feel-good stuff.

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Ontario’s Trillium Gift of Life Network is launching a site where people can check to see how their town is doing in terms of donor registrations compared...

Diet & Fitness

With 364 calories, 14.5 grams of fat and 689 mg of sodium, one slice of this greens-topped pizza wouldn’t break the nutrition bank

Stop at one slice of Longo’s Pesto Primevera Pizza: The Dish

Ask chefs at Longo’s to go light on the pesto, and use half the cheese to cut calories and fat if you want two slices

Quiznos crafted sandwiches can be heftier — calorie-wise — than three slices of pepperoni

Fitness experts say that figuring out your exercise tally isn’t as simple as it seems. Some say finding the exact number isn’t worth the stress.

Mind & Mood

Jason Russell, co-founder of non-profit Invisible Children, was hospitalized for brief reactive psychosis.

No one immune from the sort of public meltdown experienced by Jason Russell, the man behind Kony 2012

No one is immune from the sort of public meltdown and psychotic episode experienced by Jason Russell, the man behind the Kony 2012 viral video campaign.

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As passwords and security questions multiply, so does the potential for things to go wrong, possibly locking you out of your own life.

Anorexia is a socially transmitted disorder and appears to be more prevalent in countries such as France where women are thinner than average, according to new...

Your Health

The Mean 15 is a list of the top body care ingredients to avoid. Adapted from Ecoholic Body by Adria Vasil.

A new generation of devices could significantly improve care for patients who have some of the most devastating types of strokes.

Researchers at McGill University have created new technology that puts them a step closer to developing a blood test that detects breast cancer

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