Let’s get something out of the way right off the bat: Alcohol can be part of a healthy lifestyle, but alcohol itself isn’t exactly healthy. Protein, [...]
You’re getting into a routine at the gym, feeling stronger and working up a sweat, but you’re not losing weight, which is one of the main reasons you started [...]
Substituting everyday staples with gluten-free foods could increase the risk of obesity, experts have warned, after finding that such products often contain higher levels of [...]
When it comes to losing weight, most people find it hard to change the behaviors that got them into trouble in the first place. It’s challenging to improve food habits, [...]
Remember that sit-and-reach test from grade school? Or the timed mile? All kinds of dread! But you don’t have to relive your childhood PE class to get a read on your [...]
But the researchers uncovered a new piece of the puzzle that could actually be quite useful. It turns out that the intestinal bacteria associated with obesity break down [...]
“Yo-yo dieting” — where people lose weight and gain it back again — doubles the risk of a heart attack, stroke or death in people who already have significant [...]
Forget calories, heartbeats or even weight on the scale. For a lot of people, fitness is all about steps: Haven’t hit your 10,000-step goal for the day? Then you better [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study in animals suggests that skipping meals sets off a series of metabolic miscues that can result in abdominal weight gain. In the study, mice [...]
Nothing’s easy when it comes to weight loss. But dropping those last 10 pounds can be extra difficult. Why is that? “As you lose weight, and especially if [...]