The Science of Appetite

Illustration for TIME by Leigh Wells

The Way We Eat

Nature prefers you fat, but you can take control. New research could explain better approaches to dieting and how to curb your appetite More »

Cover Story

New research into what drives us to eat may teach us how to control the urge More »
A New Diet Equation

Where you gain weight on your body may play a significant role in how you can lose it More »
Fat Chance

The Biggest Loser helps contestants quickly drop a lot of weight, but what happens when the show is over? More »
Notes on a Food-Free Diet

How a TIME reporter survived for 48 hours on nothing but a liquid mixture of lemons, cayenne pepper and maple syrup More »
Photos: What the World Eats, Part I

What's on family dinner tables around the globe? Photographs by Peter Menzel from the book "Hungry Planet" More »
Photos: What Makes You Eat More Food

Seven ways our bodies tell us we're hungry--even when we're not More »