The Checkup Archive: Guest Blogger

The Seven Secrets of Highly Obese People

(Courtesy of David Zinczenko) By David Zinczenko Why do some people simply pack on the pounds effortlessly? It's not always genetics and it's not always gluttony and you can't always blame it on lack of exercise. Indeed, getting fat is often a result of some simple -- and easily...

In Defense of Goldfish

By Cristin Dillon-Jones I am a registered dietitian and, yes, I eat Goldfish crackers. I eat them quite frequently, in fact. I also eat ice cream, pizza and French fries. What kind of a dietitian am I? I am a practical one because I know that eating the "perfect" diet...