“Less Prozac, more protein.” That quote, uttered by the wellness influencer Alex Clark, jumped out at me from coverage of the ...

Diet books are perennials on best-seller lists, and every year a new one seems to capture the public's imagination. But the way to lose weight really always boils down to the same thing: Eat less ...

Diet and health books appearing in the Top 400 archived sales of USA TODAY's list dropped 70% in January 2021, the first January after the pandemic took hold in the country in March 2020.

Casey Johnston’s new book, "A Physical Education," considers how weight lifting can help you unlearn diet culture.

Now, perhaps as a reflection of our nation's growing girth, summer bestseller lists include diet books that promise to make you lighter -- while presumably entertaining you -- on the beach.

Diet books aren’t solely a modern American phenomenon. Food historian Ken Albala, director of the Food Studies program at Pacific University, has studied diet manuals dating back to the 1400s.

The diet has a following in the United Kingdom, including some cardiovascular surgeons, TV journalists, chefs and celebrities. But the book is generating a bit of controversy on this side of the pond.

Diet books are a multimillion-dollar industry, and it's no surprise, since millions of people struggle with their weight and long for answers about what they can do to slim down.

The paleo diet consists of eating clean foods using natural methods that have been around for thousands of years. These 5 books can help you to decide if this way of living is right for you.

The New Year is upon us and you've joined the gym and stocked up on kale (yum)! While you might already be questioning your dedication to the latest fad diet, these great books from Simon ...

Many diet books follow a typical formula. First there's sympathy for the would-be weight-loser: All those excess pounds are actually the fault of modern society -- or dieting itself, which has ...