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10/16/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Research suggests fad diets often lead to deficiency in essential nutrients

There are different kinds of fad diets, from some calling for strict portion control to more outrageous ones that suggest the consumption of cotton balls to fool your body into thinking that you’re already full. Regardless of the fad diet most people are on, research suggests that they all have one thing in common: they could […]

10/08/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Why does food look more appealing when we’re fasting? New research looks at how our body controls our appetite

Anyone who’s ever gone on a diet knows that how delicious a piece of chocolate cake looks is directly proportionate to how long it’s been since you allowed yourself to have a slice. If not for that universal truth we’d all be slim and healthy, right? It almost feels like the second we decide to […]

09/28/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Read this before going on a ketosis diet: Understand how it works and the potential dangers if you do it wrong

Ketogenic diets, or low-carbohydrate diets, are all the rage right now. There are many things to consider before deciding to embark on a journey to ketosis, or “keto,” as many people call it. Experts say that one major factor that impedes weight loss for adults is not the fact that they are eating too many […]

08/30/2018 / By Russel Davis

Want to lose weight without counting calories? Try intermittent fasting to kickstart your metabolism

It has long been established that unhealthy eating habits contribute to the growing number of lifestyle-related metabolic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. The worsening prevalence of these diseases have prompted health experts to turn to different dietary interventions in order to stem obesity. One such intervention is intermittent fasting (IF), which has gained significant popularity due in […]

07/01/2018 / By S.D. Wells

The 5 WORST diet fads that DUPED American consumers

How do you go from bad to worse quickly when trying to lose weight? Just go on YouTube and watch videos of popular diets, without doing any research or consulting a nutritionist. It’s even getting tougher to trust medical doctors and dietitians these days, as many of them are pushing chemical-based pharmaceuticals and even saying […]

05/30/2018 / By Zoey Sky

4 Reasons why you might not be losing weight, even if you’re going to the gym every day

Imagine this: You’ve been dieting and you’re going to the gym regularly. But why aren’t you losing weight? Before we go into the possible reasons why you’re not losing weight, let’s try to understand how our body works. Think of the body as something that stores energy with two components: One is fat mass; and the […]

05/22/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Intermittent fasting leads to improved energy levels

Turns out, you can live without food – to some extent. This was the case presented by researchers in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, where they stated that intermittent fasting (they called it SER, short for intermittent severe energy reduction) could be a useful way to reduce energy intake; thereby, controlling an individual’s body weight. […]

05/01/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Extreme measures rarely work: You don’t have to quit all sugar to be healthy

Sugar-free diets advise individuals to skip certain fruits, sweeteners, sweets, and table sugar/sucrose. Other diets even suggest minimizing the dairy products that you consume. While its true that consuming too much sugar can cause obesity and increase the risk of heart disease, some cancers, and Type 2 diabetes, eating healthy doesn’t mean cutting out all the sugar from […]

04/19/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

If you really want to keep the weight off, eat good food regularly and don’t go on fad diets

Regularly eat good food and ditch fad diets if you really want to maintain a healthy weight, according to a study published in the journal Eating Behaviors. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki, also found that going on a diet and skipping meals makes a person gain weight faster instead of […]

01/22/2018 / By Zoey Sky

HIGHER quality of life with LESS medication: A review of research reveals, again, that diet and exercise are BETTER THAN DRUGS at controlling type-2 diabetes

According to a recent study, following a healthy diet and exercising “can be more effective at controlling type-2 diabetes than medication.” Researchers from the University of Glasgow observed 1,500 type-2 diabetes patients who attended a National Health Service (NHS) lifestyle course. They were then compared to a group who did not. Based on their findings, the scientists determined that individuals […]

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