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Michael and Lawson welcome Jess Weiner, author of Do I Look Fat In This? Jess offers ideas about how to help kids work through self-esteem issues and cope with back to school stresses. Jess also explores male vs. female body image issues in adults.

Should doctors use the term "obese" when telling parents -- and children -- that they need to lose weight? Experts say yes.

The Dairy Council will pull its "Body By Milk" ads which feature celebrities -- and their white mustaches -- because studies don't support their claims that milk helps with weight loss.

We already know what our scale and body mass index reveal about our health. But now docs say our waistlines are another key indicator.

For decades now, college-bound teens have worried about packing on the pounds during their first year at school. But new research suggests that the dreaded Freshman 15 is just a myth.

Best-selling author and nutrition expert Andrew Weil, M.D., talks about body image and warns against trying to conform your shape to what popular culture deems attractive. He discusses his approach to healthy eating, and provides helpful diet and exercise advice about how to maintain an ideal body weight.