By Chris Ramirez   Nutrition researcher Dr. Neal D. Barnard says the best way to kickstart weight loss is to skip meats and limit oils. Barnard, a Washington, D.C., nutrition researcher maps out his path to shedding pounds quickly and safely in his latest book “21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically [...]

By Leta Shy   I’m all about making healthier choices that don’t make me feel like I’m depriving myself. Even better? When I can cut a few calories at a time without missing them — those saved calories can really add up once you’ve finished the week. If you’re trying to lose weight, a mindful [...]

Weight maintenance is a struggle for many people, but students who are away from home for the first time are newly in charge of choosing every meal on their own and sometimes this freedom is dangerous. With cafeteria food, tight schedules and lack of physical activity, it’s generally assumed that college students will gain a [...]

Elizabeth Nolan Brown Christina Aguilera is one of those celebrities, like Kirstie Alley, whose drastic and continuing weight fluctuations are kind of shocking. But the way people are writing about these Aguilera photos from last Saturday’s Michael Jackson tribute—in which the singer appeared heavier and wild-haired in a leotard and fishnets—is offensive and absurd. Maressa Brown at The Stir says [...]

It is no shock that Americans consume more than their fair share of sugar. But, did you know that according to Dr. Mao a health expert on Yahoo.com Americans eat 180 POUNDS of sugar each year? That’s the weight of a typical adult man … in sugar! But how do you know if you are [...]

Cutting back on caloric beverages can help people lose weight, but replacing them with water, rather than diet beverages, seems to have additional metabolic benefits, new trial data show. Obese patients enrolled in the six-month CHOICE trial at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, were twice as likely to lose 5% of their body [...]

by Joba Botana Raw foodism also called Rawism is actually more of a lifestyle choice than a weight-loss plan. Aside from achieving clearer skin, higher energy and cutting the risk of diseases, devotees believe that one of the most beneficial effects of embracing this lifestyle choice is weight-loss. The diet is based on the belief [...]

By Pat Dailey Chris McDaniel will engage in a rematch for the first time in his mixed martial arts career tonight. But his second fight with Chris Barnes is already guaranteed to be much different than their first matchup. There will be no octagon at Drury’s O’Reilly Events Center, where the Barnes-McDaniel lightweight clash will [...]

By Jo Willey Health Correspondent FIVE billion calories a day must be slashed from the nation’s diet as part of the war on obesity. Britons eat on average 10 per cent more calories a day than they need and Health Secretary Andrew ­Lansley said adults needed to eat less to shed weight. But the call [...]

Why guys are biggest losers when it comes to weight By Jo Ann Kirby Any gal who has ever tried to shed weight in a contest with her husband might be dismayed to find her guy can be the biggest loser. Why? “In general, men have more muscle mass than women, thus their calorie use [...]

Sharon Cuneta says her stint as host of ABS-CBN’s “The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition” heightened her awareness of the importance of healthy living. “The program gave us useful facts on how to fight obesity,” Sharon told Inquirer Entertainment shortly after the first season’s grand finale, which she cohosted with Derek Ramsay on Saturday night at [...]

BY MICHAEL W. SMITH, CPT, M.S. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM How would you like to be naturally lean, muscular and energetic? To effortlessly maintain a low body fat, rippling muscles and picturesque health? Mark Sisson, an athlete, coach, and student on a lifelong quest for exceptional health, happiness, and peak performance (his words), penned the book, “The Primal [...]

Before cutting a check and submitting to your own fitness evaluation, put the weight on the trainer first. Mike Simone Personal training is big business, but is it giving you the best body for your buck? A salary survey conducted by the American Council of Exercise estimates that the average income for a full-time personal [...]

Ali Berman Ecorazzi’s Food Editorial Series is brought to you by Ecorazzi Eats Restaurant Week happening in vegan, vegetarian, & sustainable restaurants across the US on October 12-19, 2011. It’s safe to say that the USA has an obsession with weight loss. Between the pills, the surgeries and the fad diets, it’s hard to escape the [...]

Jenny Sugar / October 10, 2011 Some people think skipping breakfast is a great weight-loss tactic. The logic being that they’re cutting calories out of their daily intake; unfortunately, it doesn’t work out that way. Most people will make up for the calories later on in the day. Eating a meal in the morning can [...]

By Sammy Moore on October 9, 2011   Cutting down weight is one of the ways all brides who think they could be a bit overweight like to make sure they look their best on their wedding day. So they go on a diet in the period leading to the ceremony. They should supplement it [...]

According to a new survey, the East of England is split on how to tackle rising obesity problems The YouGov survey, carried out for Spire Healthcare, found that weight loss surgery on the NHS is opposed by almost a third of people in the East of England – even though many don’t understand how obesity [...]

Posted by aggieskitchen on October 4th, 2011 at 10:04 am (2 Point Almond Chip Cookies – Photo & Recipe by Recipe Girl) You’ve planned your meals for the day, stayed within your calorie range or points, got some exercise in and are feeling good about it all…but it’s the end of the day now, and [...]

By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: October 04, 2011 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner   Log in or create a free account for complete access to everything MedPage Today has to offer! OBESITY: Weight Counseling by PCPs [...]

With sophisticated techniques and cutting edge technology, the nation’s top surgeons at Dr. Feiz & Associates offer patients the chance to shed massive amounts of weight, with virtually no post-operative scarring to indicate surgery was ever performed By Dr. Feiz & Associates Dr. Feiz & Associates Copyright 2011 . All rights reserved. This material may [...]

Quick scenario.   You are a day away from weigh ins, your 16 pounds over and you have to make weight or you don’t get paid, possibly suspended and fined. 8 week training camp goes to waste and you possibly LOSE money! What do you do?   You can’t starve yourself to death or you [...]

WHEN Andy George decided it was time to lose weight even he could not have foreseen just what a difference it would make to his life. Six months in, Andy, 28, a multi-media creative designer from Churchdown, has lost an incredible seven stones – here is his story.   SIX months ago I began a [...]

http://www.nutritionhorizon.com/news/National-Survey-Most-Americans-Now-Worried-About-Their-Weight.html Summary:Five out of ten (54%) want to reduce their weight, and noted that exercise, cutting back on sugar, using low calorie or reduced sugar products, and restricting the size of meal portions are the most common tactics. 4/28/2011 — More than 186 million American adults – or eight out of ten men and women [...]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/The-secrets-behind-GSP-s-weight-cutting-and-gai?urn=mma-wp1628 By Maggie Hendricks Mystery surrounds elite fighters and their ability to cut weight. How is it possible for Georges St. Pierre to drop 25 pounds by Friday afternoon before his fight with Jake Shields but gain most of it back and be full-strength by fight time on Saturday night? It’s no guessing game. Smart [...]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/04/29/dairy-low-fat-children.html Children who replaced their dairy products with low-fat varieties seemed to compensate by taking in more energy from other foods. (iStock) Children who switch to drinking low-fat milk reduce how much saturated fat they consume, but don’t actually lose weight, Australian researchers have found. The study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition looked [...]

UFC 129 Michael Grange Friday afternoon the participants in UFC 129 will weigh in for Saturday night’s fight. In between something remarkable will happen, as combatants will move up an entire weight class or maybe even two in just over 24 hours. The reason is that the fighters who step on the scale this afternoon [...]

Written by Tim Ferriss For thousands of athletes, cutting weight is a critical science. Heavyweights are an exception. (Photo: Gaining 34 pounds of lean mass in 28 days? Impossible, or so claim the skeptics. Losing 20+ pounds of fat in one month without exercise? Impossible, or so claim the skeptics. So let’s add another item [...]

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/cut_max_weight_for_comp.htm By Matt Kroczaleski What follows is a brief summary of the process I have successfully used to cut up to 30 lbs in less than 24 hours. (I went from 250 lbs to 219 lbs for the 2007 Arnold in 22 hours.) I put it all back on in less than a day too. I [...]

http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/61106 By DAN K. THOMASSON, Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON – Most of us know the best way to lose weight is not only to cut down the calories but also to exercise. Well, the same thing is true in getting America’s fiscal house in order. It won’t work if it depends strictly on cutting [...]

http://accentedtouch.com/getting-a-meat-free-diet-gradually-for-weight-loss/224797/ The vegan-vegetarian diet has been the talk of the town recently and it appears for the first time in the newly updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The buzz is because of the research that supports the eating of more fruits and vegetables with less meat that helps in the reduction of the risk of [...]

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/apr/25/protein-rich-eggs-might-just-help-you-lose/ * By Megan Murphy I have to clarify in advance that I am not an egg basher. The body of research about eggs shows pretty clear evidence that as long as a person’s overall diet is fairly low in saturated fat, eating one or two eggs every day doesn’t significantly increase risk of heart [...]

http://www.newswise.com/articles/simple-ways-to-keep-your-brain-sharp-healthy Released: 4/25/2011 9:00 AM EDT Source: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center May is brain tumor awareness month AND stroke awareness month. . . Newswise — LOS ANGELES (April 25, 2011) – From a glance at the magazine stands, Americans appear obsessed with losing weight, cutting their cardiac risks and seeking to improve their odds against cancer. [...]

http://asweetlife.org/a-sweet-life-staff/featured/staying-simply-sugar-and-gluten-free-eating-with-amy-green/15745/ By: Ilene Raymond Rush | April 26, 2011 One in ten people with type 1 diabetes also has celiac disease, an autoimmune digestive disease that requires eliminating all gluten from the diet. In the new cookbook, Simply Sugar and Gluten Free, Amy Green, M.Ed, the woman behind the SimplySugarandGlutenFree.com blog, hits the sweet spot [...]

http://www.phillyburbs.com/blogs/news_columnists/jd_mullane/weighing-the-fat-tax/article_b270bbcd-d930-5d42-9171-a80b08953782.html It used to be that losing weight meant cutting out beer, pizza and doughnuts for awhile, and when it didn’t work, your sympathetic spouse might say, “Well, there’s more of you to love,” and that was that. Now, no more sympathy. Just higher taxes. That’s the plan in Arizona, anyway, where the state believes [...]

http://news.nurse.com/article/20110426/NATIONAL02/105090004/-1/frontpage Curbing carbohydrates is more effective than cutting calories for individuals who want to quickly reduce the amount of fat in their liver, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. “What this study tells us is that if your doctor says that you need to reduce the amount of fat in your liver, you can [...]

http://www.uiargonaut.com/sections/sports/stories/2011/april/42611/losing_to_gain.html Losing to gain a competitive edge Kristen Whitney | Argonaut Pressure to lose weight for athletes is often associated with female-dominated sports, such as ballet or cheerleading, but to be competitive on the mat, wrestlers must also watch the scale closely. Hayden Garfield, a University of Idaho freshman, dropped 20 pounds his senior year [...]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 Is Sugar Toxic? Kenji Aoki for The New York Times On May 26, 2009, Robert Lustig gave a lecture called “Sugar: The Bitter Truth,” which was posted on YouTube the following July. Since then, it has been viewed well over 800,000 times, gaining new viewers at a rate of about 50,000 per month, fairly [...]

Maintain your balance when weighing a diet Experts emphasize common sense, not deprivation By Susan Semenak, Postmedia News March 30, 2011 For those trying to lose weight, all the sermonizing can be a turnoff. Who doesn’t already know that vending machine chocolate bars are bad, that whole grain is good? That fad diets don’t work [...]