Weight Control
Can the texture of the food you eat help slow down the pace of a meal or snack? New research looks at how textures influence eating habits and explores the potential of texture-based dietary interventions for satiety and weight control.
Are you tired of dieting? Change your relationship with food and your body by practicing intuitive eating. Explore intuitive eating, how it works, and its benefits for health, eating, and weight loss.
Studies show that people who consume a plant-based diet may have an easier time losing weight. But why? This article looks at five ways consuming more plants could help with weight loss and weight control.
Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can both be treated with exercise. Sedentary people are more likely to develop diabetes, or to have the condition worsen, than those who exercise regularly. But why? Here are five ways exercise lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes and improves health.
Watching what you eat, counting calories, and eating healthy foods is a good start for weight loss, but if you aren’t eating in a mindful manner, your weight may not budge. Here are five effective strategies for mindful eating for weight loss and weight control.
In the past, eggs have had a bad reputation for being unhealthy due to fears that eating them increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Fortunately, eggs have been vindicated. In fact, they have some surprising health and nutritional benefits. Here are some that may surprise you.
We think of obesity and weight gain as being a product of eating too much and moving too little, but its’ more complicated than that. Some sources suggest that difficulty losing weight may come from a deficiency of certain dietary micronutrients. Is there any evidence of this?
Should you have a protein snack before bedtime or is it only important to get enough total protein? Science is divided on this issue. But a new study suggests that having protein before you hit the sack works in your favor if you’re trying to build muscle. Here’s why.
All exercise burns calories. Most people do moderate-intensity exercise, like cycling or jogging, to help with weight loss. But studies show high-intensity interval training may be a better choice. Here’s how HIIT training makes it easier to control your weight.
What’s not to love about eating a whole, unprocessed, Mediterranean diet? It offers variety. Plus, research shows it lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease. But why? Here are 5 probable reasons the Mediterranean diet is the most heart-healthy on earth.
You may have heard that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables lower the risk of heart disease – but how? Here are six ways eating a veggie-rich diet reduce the odds of having a heart attack or being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.
The concept of dieting is losing its luster. For good reason! Restricting calories is a short-term way to address the bigger problem of why we overeat in the first place. Plus, dieting simply doesn’t work. Here are six reasons why.
