Weight-loss basics
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Weight-loss readiness
Learn how asking yourself six key questions can tell you if you're ready to start a weight-loss plan, along with steps to take if you're not there yet.
Weight loss: 6 strategies for success
Make your weight-loss goals a reality with these proven strategies.
Toe walking in children
Walking on toes or the balls of the feet is fairly common in children who are learning to walk. Most children outgrow it.
Solutions for weight-loss setbacks
Everyone who successfully makes changes in his or her life has experienced setbacks. It's better to expect them and plan for dealing with them. Identifying potential roadblocks — a big holiday meal or an office party, for example — and brainstorming strategies to overcome them can help you stay on course with your weight-loss goals.
Slow metabolism: Is it to blame for weight gain?
Is a slow metabolism the reason for your weight gain? Or is something else going on?
Rett syndrome
This rare genetic disorder affects the way the brain develops, causing a progressive inability to use muscles for eye and body movements and language.
Mumps
Find out more about the symptoms and treatment of this viral illness and how vaccines can prevent it.
Metabolism and weight loss: How you burn calories
Learn if your metabolism influences weight loss — or weight gain.
How is brown fat different from other fat?
Researchers have uncovered a type of body fat, dubbed brown fat, that appears to burn regular fat.
Getting past a weight-loss plateau
Hit a weight-loss plateau? Don't despair. Restart your weight loss with these tips.
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