Scientists have known for years that there is one single best predictor of success among people trying to lose weight.
It’s not type of diet they do…
Or whether they cut carbs or fat…
Or what time of day they eat…
Or what exercise they do or what supplements they take.
It’s this…
Scientists Swear by This Weight Loss Strategy
People who lose the most weight keep track of what they eat.… Read More
After the holidays, many of us make an effort to lose weight. So we choose a diet we’ve read about, or something that worked for somebody we know.
And then we do our best to stick to it.
But most people fail. An oft-cited statistic is that the success rate of dieting is 5%.
Maybe you are one of the many who made a New Year resolution to lose weight.… Read More
Many of us repeat the same cycle every year…
During the holidays we eat, drink, and be merry.
Then we step on the scale in January to discover how much weight
we’ve packed on. Much of the rest of the year is spent trying to lose it.
Of course, it would be easier and healthier if we could enjoy the holidays without ending up the size of Santa. … Read More
Ate Too Much on Thanksgiving? Here’s Good News
If you want to live a long life, you should worry less about your weight and more about staying active.
That’s the message of a major new study that found that exercise is far more important for longevity than losing weight.i
We’ve been told over and over that maintaining a healthy weight is crucial to living a long life.… Read More
As we get older, many of us find that the numbers on the scale keep going up year after year. You may figure that weight gain is just an inevitable part of aging.
After all, metabolism slows down with age, right? So it makes sense that we will put on weight, even if we eat the same amount we did when we were younger. … Read More
Nobody likes belly fat. Many of us have tried in vain for years to get rid of it.
We exercise. We diet. But the stubborn belly fat won’t go away.
And it’s about far more than vanity.
The midsection is the unhealthiest place to carry extra weight. Belly fat is linked to heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and other serious health conditions.… Read More