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(Submited by: Allison Burr-Miller )

The formula for weight loss is unique to the individual, but the path may begin with something as simple as a tasty low-calorie recipe and a 15-minute ab routine. The below mini-guide explains body mass index, popular diets and offers simple ... Read article

Rating The Diets: A Mindless Exercise?

(Submited by: Virginia Bola, PsyD )

There has been a recent surge in the experts weighing in (pun intended) on popular and celebrity diets to rate them in terms of effectiveness, nutritional adequacy, and balance. Look at the latest crop of magazines, Internet news reports, and ... Read article

Do Jet Lag Diets Work?

(Submited by: Donald Saunders )

Anti jet lag diets have been around for some time now, but do they work?Perhaps the best know anti jet lag diet is the Argonne Diet, developed at the Argonne National Laboratory in 1982. Over the years thousands of people have downloaded ... Read article

Protein: Common or Missing Link?

(Submited by: Jim Duffy )

Most of us equate the word diet with calorie reduction. This is understandable, since most diet marketing is relentlessly focused on offering consumers low-calorie options.Unfortunately, this way of thinking is categorically wrong. The ... Read article

Weight Loss: Carbs? Or No Carbs?

(Submited by: Michael Lewis )

Dietitians just plain don't like low-carb or high-protein diets.Whether it's The Atkins Diet, The Stillman Diet, The Scarsdale Diet or Eat Yourself Thin Like I Did by Nancy Moshier, a popular, new book that recommends a low-carb ... Read article

Give up the Diet

(Submited by: Gary Matthews )

If you're thinking of going on a diet to lose those extra pounds think again. Long-term weight control through dieting is near impossible, for the simple reason is that diets promote only short term solutions not long term.After dieting ... Read article

Todays Diets Whats Hot!

(Submited by: Susan Daniel and Debbie Overstreet )

For the person who wants to shed a few pounds (or even a lot of pounds), there are many choices of diet programs. To pick the best one for your tastes and lifestyle, you need to look at the attributes of each diet plan. A listing of just a few ... Read article

Can a Fad Diet Ever Be Useful?

(Submited by: Terje Ellingsen )

What is a fad diet? Walking the less resistant way seems to be a part of our nature. Of course most over-weight people want to get rid of their excessive pounds yesterday, if possible. Many more or less serious weight loss e-diet or online diet ... Read article

Nutritional Myths that Just Wont Die: Protein!

(Submited by: Will Brink )

When it comes to the topic of sports nutrition there are many myths and fallacies that float around like some specter in the shadows. They pop up when you least expect them and throw a monkey wrench into the best laid plans of the hard training ... Read article

Yoga and Low Carb Diets

(Submited by: Carmela Cattuti )

Yoga is an ancient system of movement designed to generate vibrant health and well being. Excellent health and well being are experienced in the results of a yoga practice such as: stress reduction, increased energy and awareness, increased ... Read article

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