For years, fat was the scourge of the dietary universe. An entire generation of overweight people trained themselves to excise all fat from their diet in hope of slimming down. The food industry was all too happy to roll out new kinds of “low fat” and “fat free” products to meet this demand. As we’ve […]
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Maintaining your health tends not to come to mind when igniting that pile of charcoal in your trusty Weber grill. It doesn’t have to be this way though. There are plenty of grilling options out there that are better for you—and arguably better tasting—than the old summer standbys.
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In the weight loss world, it’s the newest fad: the five-day fast-mimicking diet. Now, doctors are stepping forward to say that the diet appears to be both effective and safe. According to a new study by researchers at the University of Southern California, the five-day fast-mimicking diet can actually lower risk factors for aging, diabetes, […]
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The first step to breaking bad habits is recognition. Here are the top seven routine habits that are stalling your ability to shed those unwanted pounds.
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Take a trip to the grocery store and you’ll be surrounded by products offering a ton of healthy benefits. From low calorie to low fat, and from vitamin-enhanced to detoxifying—the following eight so-called “good-for-you” products really aren’t that beneficial to your health. Let’s find out why light beer, diet soda, and vitamin-enhanced waters really aren’t […]
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A new report ranks commercial diet programs. Finishing at the top: Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig. The report, which was put together by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and recently published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, involved an examination of nearly forty studies and eleven weight loss programs. Researchers found that people on […]
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