A report delivered to the Food and Drug Administration provides recommendations on how to manage calorie intake from foods prepared and purchased away-from-home.

The FDA says the Keystone report could help American industry and consumers take important steps to successfully combat the nation's obesity problems

A review of a vegetarian diet shows it is highly effective for weight loss. Noticeably vegetarian populations tend to be slimmer than meat-eaters, and experience lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other life-threatening conditions linked to overweight and obesity.

The review, analyzing data from 87 other studies, shows the weight-loss effect does not rely on exercise or calorie counting, and its individuals lose weight at a rate of approximately 1 pound per week