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McDonald’s Menu Adds Calorie Counts
Wednesday, 09/12/2012 at 03:47 PM
Today McDonald’s announced that the chain will be posting calorie counts on menu boards in stores and at drive-thrus in order to help customers make better choices prior to the federal ... Read More
The Biggest Loser Trainer Jillian Michaels’ Diet
Tuesday, 09/11/2012 at 10:45 AM
When you’re a total hard-body like Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels, is there room in your diet for snacks, splurging, and fast food? Sure, she torches tons of calories during her ... Read More
The Worst Snacks for Your Body
Tuesday, 08/07/2012 at 05:22 PM
To snack or not to snack? That depends on the snack. Done the right way (calorie-controlled, nutrient-rich), snacking can keep cravings in check and up the nutritional quality of your diet. ... Read More
How Images of Food Triggers Overeating
Wednesday, 06/27/2012 at 08:48 PM
The old joke, “I’m on the see food diet; I see food and I eat it” actually turns out to be pretty accurate. New research from the University of Southern California finds that looking at ... Read More
chicken salad sandwich on a croissant
Tuesday, 06/05/2012 at 11:50 AM
When you hear the expression “triple threat,” a person exceptionally good at three separate things (dancing, acting and, say, piano playing) comes to mind. Not so with these foods, which ... Read More
New Weight Loss Study: Night Fasting for Weight Loss Success
Monday, 05/21/2012 at 12:40 PM
If you couldn’t let anything cross your lips from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., but you were allowed to eat anything you wanted for eight hours a day and still lose weight, would you try it? That’s ... Read More
Salt Shockers! 5 Foods as Sodium-Packed as Soy Sauce
Wednesday, 05/09/2012 at 02:46 PM
As any bloat-minded girl knows, it’s always a good idea to ask for the low-sodium soy sauce when ordering that spicy tuna roll, as just 2 tsp of the regular kind can contain a whopping 680mg ... Read More
donuts
Thursday, 04/19/2012 at 04:55 PM
Sugar, bad fats, processed carbohydrates. These dietary devils are what make up the bulk of all junk food—and bulk isn’t the only thing they cause. According to Jim White, R.D, owner of Jim ... Read More
Should You Go Vegetarian to Lose Weight?
Friday, 04/06/2012 at 01:10 PM
Rumor has it that Adele has slimmed down by following a strict vegetarian diet. Whether that’s truth or fiction many people have been asking me, “is going veggie a good way to lose weight?” ... Read More
Tuesday, 04/03/2012 at 12:56 PM
The saying goes that "you are what you eat." And, according to new research, if you eat a lot of fast food, what you might be is depressed. Published in the journal Public Health Nutrition, ... Read More