Best Fad Diets

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What are the best fad diets? It's a question I'm often asked. Unfortunately, I'm not really in favour of fad diets, so it's a difficult one to answer.It's not that I'm against all fad diets on principle. But if there's one message I'd like ... Read article

Diets, Diets, DietsDo They Work?

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Almost everyone has attempted to follow diets and weight loss programs at some time in their lives. The trouble with so many diets and low fat diets is that they are hard to follow. Some diets leave you hungry and craving food all the time. A ... Read article

Weighing-In On Low Carb Diets

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With all of the conflicting studies and fuzzy interpretation of information, it's no wonder that confusion reigns when it comes to the value and safety of low-carb diets. It seems like heated debates are raging everywhere! Whether it's Atkins, ... Read article

Rating the Fad Diets

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THE 200 POINT SYSTEMWith so many different diets available, how are we to know what works and what is safe? The only way to be sure is to discover the author's background and the research behind the diet's methodology. Every good diet ... Read article

Lets Talk About Fad Diets

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Although the big push for fad diets has died down a little bit, it is still estimated that at least two-thirds of Americans are on some type of diet at any given time. Although research shows the importance of eating from all the major food ... Read article

7 Reasons Low Carb Diets are Wrong

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The human body is designed to run best on a certain type and balance of fuel. Unfortunately the latest low-carbohydrate fad diets are not fuel that the human body was designed to run on. Low - carbohydrate diets can cause several health ... Read article

Top 15 Reasons to Avoid Low Carb Diets

(Submited by: Greg Landry, M.S. )

Low carb (carbohydrate), high protein diets are the latest dieting craze. However, before you jump on the band wagon, you may want to consider a few things: 1. Low carb (ketogenic) diets deplete the healthy glycogen ... Read article

Low Carb and Lowfat Diets...A Scam?!

(Submited by: Tara Barker )

If anyone knows anything about fitness, its that a low fat diet is the healthiest way to avoid serious diseases, right? Maybe wrong.In many instances quality research has shown just the oppositethat a low fat diet, sometimes even a ... Read article

How to Select the Best Diet for You?

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In the old West tricksters sold a snake oil to the unsuspecting cowboys. That snake oil was supposed to cure all illnesses. Now in the Internet country it is a miracle diet that promises to bring instant slimness to your body and cure all health ... Read article

Five Serious Dangers of Low Carbohydrate Diets

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CancerCoronary heart diseaseStrokeOsteoporosisMajor Depression from Brain StarvationHeadlines.WASHINGTON, Jun 22, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- A coalition of nutrition, public health ... Read article

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Do Yourself a Flavor Favor
10 Mar 2010 at 1:38am
Looking for a way to improve low-fat foods without adding too many calories? Choose something with a strong flavor, like an aged cheese, so you can use a small amount of it while still enjoying its flavor.
For instance, adding something like parmesan cheese can help you enjoy those vegetables you don't exactly love just a little more ... which just may lead you to select them more often!
More: Add Flavor, Not Fat
Do Yourself a Flavor Favor originally appeared on About.com Weight Loss on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 01:38:59.
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Bean There, Done That?
7 Mar 2010 at 10:30pm
If you're trying to choose a healthy food to begin eating more often, consider adding more beans to your diet. Not only are they full of vitamins, low in calories and packed with feel-full fiber, they contain resistant starch. This type of starch may trigger key appetite hormones that make you feel sated (full).
More: Feel Fuller and Prevent Overeating
Bean There, Done That? originally appeared on About.com Weight Loss on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 22:30:14.
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Saturday "Smart Swap!": Tuesday or Friday?
6 Mar 2010 at 9:41pm
It may be a Saturday, but today's swap involves two other days of the week ... well, restaurants with other days of the week in their name.
If you order a BBQ Chicken Wrap at T.G.I. Friday's you'll be taking in what many of us allow for an entire day! Over 1,500 ... or, 1,540 to be exact.
Switch over to one of my favorite eateries, Ruby Tuesday, and order a grilled chicken wrap for less than a third of the calories ... 436 to be exact.
That's a savings of 1,104 calories! Talk about saving room for dessert!
More: Ruby Tuesday Quick Guide
Saturday "Smart Swap!": Tuesday or Friday? originally appeared on About.com Weight Loss on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 21:41:10.
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Could Your Genes Tell You Which Diet is for You?
6 Mar 2010 at 7:23pm
Tired of wondering which diet is the right one for you? Recent research says your genes may hold the answer!
As Ron Winslow recently reported in The Wall Street Journal, women who were found to have a genetic predisposition toward a low-carb diet lost more than two times as much weight as those who did not have the predisposition, but followed the same diet.
Study participants who were found to have a genetic makeup that favored a low-fat diet lost substantially more weight than women who did not have the same genetic makeup and followed the same low-fat plan.
Could Your Genes Tell You Which Diet is for You? originally appeared on About.com Weight Loss on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 19:23:01.
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Men: Lower Your BMI to Increase Survival Rates
5 Mar 2010 at 10:01pm
Men, looking for one more reason to work toward a healthier weight? According to recent research, obese men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer are twice as likely to die from it than men of a healthier weight. Every point a man's BMI drops lowers his risk by nearly 7 percent.
Related Reading: What is BMI?
Men: Lower Your BMI to Increase Survival Rates originally appeared on About.com Weight Loss on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 22:01:37.
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Yes, We Have Some Bananas!
4 Mar 2010 at 11:14pm
I had the chance to try out a couple new ways to use bananas. I always buy them in bulk and end up getting tired of eating them alone or in cereal so these ways are fun to use up those I might not have used otherwise.
I sprayed a pan with cooking spray and cooked slices of banana for a couple minutes. I then put a small amount of light margarine on a piece of whole-grain bread and topped the bananas and added a smidge of cinnamon sugar. Yum!
Then, I made a simple smoothie using one banana and a half cup of frozen mango chunks, about a half cup of fat-free milk and a cup of ice. A quick blend and breakfast was ready in a flash.
Do you have a fun way to add more fruit to your diet? Post it in commments!
Yes, We Have Some Bananas! originally appeared on About.com Weight Loss on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 23:14:25.
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