Claims About Belly Fat Can Be Misleading Is it true that following a certain diet can reduce belly fat? And is there a special food that you can add to your diet to help slim down your midsection? Are some diet pills more effective? And what about sit-ups? Do they really help us flatten our abs?[…]
Learn to eat healthy at parties, restaurants and barbecues You’re probably great at sticking to your diet when you’re alone in your own home. But do you notice that you eat more when you’re with others? If so, you’re not alone. Many dieters struggle to stick to a healthy eating plan when they are in[…]
How Far and How Fast to Go to Lose Weight Do you use biking to lose weight? Bicycling is a great leisure activity, but if you are bike riding for weight loss you need to structure your workout differently than you would if you are just doing a casual ride with a friend. Use[…]
Use this plan to walk off weight When you are walking to lose weight, following a workout schedule will help you be consistent and ensure you are getting the amount of exercise you need to burn calories and fat. But your walking workout doesn’t have to be the same old grind every day. It is[…]
Avoid Crash Dieting Many diets promise quick results by restricting your food intake – or food choices – to unrealistic, even dangerous, levels. Crash diets will make you crash and burn. Do not go on a diet you can’t sustain or you may gain additional weight. Never shed pounds too fast – it can[…]
A diet can help you lose weight, but certain exercises can help keep muscle and get rid of flab. Here are some you should try. Do you want to lose weight or do you want to keep muscle and lose fat? A diet can help you lose weight. But you can use body composition exercises[…]
Can It Help You Lose Weight? Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin sometimes touted as a natural weight loss aid when taken in dietary supplement form. Indeed, some research suggests that running low on vitamin D might increase your risk of weight gain, while taking vitamin D supplements may help promote weight loss and maintenance. While vitamin D[…]
Love green tea? Then you’re already working to make your metabolism faster. Here are four more foods that can help give it a boost. Spicy Food If you’re one of those people who pours hot sauce on everything, you may unknowingly be helping your body burn fat. Research has shown that eating spicy foods can increase[…]
Burning fat is key to weight loss, body shaping, and improved health or athletic performance. Whether trimming the waistline, smoothing the love handles or losing the cellulite, we all know we should do it but rarely do it right. The solution lies largely in our understanding of human physiology and what is needed to[…]
When diet and nutrition experts talk about sugary foods, we mean foods that contain lots of added sugar, which is any type of calorie sweetener that’s added to foods. Regular soft drinks sweetened with sugar or high-fructose corn syrup are sugary beverages. Soda, lemonade, sweetened iced tea, fruit drinks, and many sports drinks and energy drinks[…]