The 5 Worst Fast Food Menu Items for Your Diet
Nobody eats fast food because it’s good for them. Yes, McDonald’s, Burger King, the various Yum! Brands offerings (KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut), and even the [...]
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The Skinny on Sleep and Your Weight
If you’re like most people, you’re getting less than adequate amounts of sleep on most nights. A 2013 Gallup poll found that U.S. adults get an average of 6.8 [...]
Obese People Need More Vitamin E, But Get Less
A recent study suggests that obese people with metabolic syndrome face an unexpected quandary when it comes to vitamin E — they need more than normal levels of the [...]
Light Exposure Linked to Weight Gain in Children
A world-first study by QUT’s Sleep in Early Childhood Research Group has revealed pre-schoolers exposed to more light earlier in day tend to weigh more. Cassandra [...]
The 12 Best Foods to Eat When You Hit a Weight-Loss Plateau
As a dietitian, I’ve given the weight-loss plateau pep talk countless times because it’s so common. A majority of my clients start losing one to two pounds per [...]
6 Things Successful Diets Have in Common
Many diets have stood the test of time. They became popular a long time ago, but people are still doing them and still getting results. This includes, but is not limited [...]
Five Myths About Weight Loss and Dieting
Obesity has been on the rise worldwide for decades, putting people at risk for developing diabetes, heart disease and several forms of cancer. Today, a third of adults and [...]
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 [...]
Inherent Mindfulness Linked to Lower Obesity Risk and Belly Fat
A study of nearly 400 people finds that those who exhibited more ‘dispositional mindfulness’, or awareness of and attention to their current feelings and [...]
5 Reasons That Smoothies are the Best Breakfast For Weight Loss
Believe the hype: smoothies are one of your best breakfast bets if you want to lose weight. Here’s why. They’re filling: You can throw just about anything in your [...]
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