Diet Talk from the Doc

Diet.com's resident expert, Dr. Robert Kushner, offers sage advice about weight loss on Diet Talk from the Doc. Each post presents the physician's insights about the implications of various diet-related research and news stories. For instance, Dr. Kushner tackled a recent story that called Starbucks' lineup of coffee drinks unhealthy due to a lack of calorie information on the menu board coupled with the chain's use of trans fats. (The doc says: Become an informed consumer, don't rely on the store to do the work for you.) Other topics include the tie between food and mood disorders, packing your own lunch to control calories, and  the some great, suprising benefits of exercise. For those of us who struggle with weight contol issues, it's great to have Dr. Kushner's advice and encouragement close at hand, sharing new insights and reminding us of what we already know. Of course, if you decide to take control of your own weight issues and change your own eating and exercise routine radically, as always, you should consult your own physician. That's one topic that we know Dr. Kushner agrees with.