Will Counting Macros Help You Lose Weight?
The “If It Fits Your Macros” (IIFIYM) diet is the latest weight-loss trend sparking eye-popping before-and-after transformations across the Internet. If you want to try [...]
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Can You Reset Your Body to Burn More Fat?
Did you know that our bodies are natural fat-burning machines? It’s true. But unfortunately, because of clever marketing and an abundance of “foodlike [...]
What’s Better: Low-Fat or Low-Carb?
What’s better? Low-fat diets? Or low-carb diets? Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine put it to the test. The answer after their studies: It’s a draw. It [...]
Can You Get Plenty of Protein — Without All the Meat?
Getting enough protein is a common concern that comes up when someone expresses that they’re trying to eat less meat, or even considering going vegetarian or vegan. Too [...]
Which is Better: Fats or Carbs?
High carbohydrate intake is associated with a higher risk of mortality, and high fat intake with a lower risk, researchers report. An international team of scientists studied [...]
Carbs During Workouts May Fend Off Colds
Until recently, many scientists believed that exercise reduces the body’s ability to fight off infections. Past studies had found, for example, that after workouts, [...]
Eat This Carb and You Won’t Gain Weight
Unripe bananas and takeout white rice both have it. Carbohydrates sound so innocent: mere starches, sugar and fiber that the body uses for energy. Yet health-conscious [...]
12 Low-Carb Superfoods to Add to Your Diet
Some people worry about not getting enough nutrients on a low-carb diet, but there are lots of ways to guard against that happening. For example, you can Make Sure Your [...]
Fiber: The Least Sexy Weight-Loss Tool
This piece is about fiber, but you should read it anyway, especially if you’re looking for a healthy way to drop a few pounds. (Don’t worry, we’ll use [...]
The Fats You Don’t Need to Fear, and the Carbs That You Do
The nutritional pickle so many Americans are now in is largely a result of “an oversimplification of dietary recommendations that created a fat phobia,” Dr. Frank B. Hu [...]
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