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Eating at Night Could Lead to Weight Gain
Excessive eating at night has always been associated with weight gain. And now experts are finding out why. A recent Northwestern University study found that eating at the "wrong" time could time leads to twice as much weight gain, even if the amount of calories consumed are the same as those eaten at the right times. This research, which is published online in the journal Obesity, is li... [Read More]
Calorie Cutters to Fight Fat
The latest studies report that the best way to keep the weight off after age 40 is to control calories. For optimal weight loss, MSN Health recommends going for 1,600 calories. Below are a few ways to help you manage your calorie intake and maintain your weigh loss. Mind your home-cooked portionsAccording to a research which looked to 18 recipes published in The Joy Cooking since it was first rele... [Read More]
Is Fasting Dangerous?
While some religions encourage fasting or abstinence a few times a year, experts think that living eating and drinking absolutely nothing twice a week might be dangerous. Experts say that if you plan going for a whole day - a couple of times a week - without food or drink can be dangerous because it can cause dehydration and dangerously low blood sugar levels which can make you pass out. However, ... [Read More]
7 Rules For Eating
We humans have a way of over-complicating things. Even something as basic and simple as eating gets overly complicated. WebMD was won't to say that "We Americans suffer a national eating disorder: our unhealthy obsession with healthy eating."In an effort to "bring new ideas to the national debate on food issues," the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invited food ... [Read More]
How to Become a Vegetarian
There are many reasons why people choose to be vegetarians. Some choose to become vegetarians because of health issues, family preferences, beliefs (religious, etc.), concern for the environment or over animal rights. Vegetarian and semi-vegetarian diets There are different forms of vegetarianism. A true-blue vegetarian does not eat meat, not even chicken or fish. A lacto-ovo vegetarian eats dairy... [Read More]
Quit the Clean Plate Club
Were you told by your parents to eat everything on your plate? And to make you feel guiltier about it, they would even say, "Think of the farmers who have worked hard in raising and harvesting those foods for you."Although your parents may have the best of intentions, eating everything on your plate is never a helpful lesson as it could hurt your weight-loss efforts. Because you only sto... [Read More]
Breakfast Planner for Teens
There is a daily recommended habit for teens when it comes to eating. This comes most especially in terms of breakfast. Surely, it is a no-brainer as to the healthy effects of breakfast on a person on a daily basis. Breakfast actually helps you control consumption of calories within the day. It even helps you become even more active and do better in school. The most important thing to remember abo... [Read More]
The Most Important Meal of The Day
Breakfast has long been called "the most important meal of the day." Recently, more and more studies are backing up this claim.The down-side of not eating breakfastU.S. Doctors at the Harvard Medical School, found that skipping the first meal of the day:increases the chances of becoming obese increases risk of developing diabetesincreases risk of heart attacksSkipping breakfast can most ... [Read More]
Living a Healthy Lifestyle
Everyone of us knows what comprises of a bad diet; this is mainly because all of us have partaken of some kind of unhealthy food. Most of us have had their experience and have turned from those kinds of food while there still those who enjoy it.In order for us to become and remain healthy, we need to eat the right kinds of food. We also need to have enough of it for it to be impactful for us. Heal... [Read More]
Developing Healthy Eating Habits
So many food choices are out there that it simply baffles the would-be dieter. However, shelved between the aisles of supermarkets are those seemingly safe food products-those "healthy" products, so to speak. Because the food choices today don't exactly provide the best alternatives, some of us are most likely to get into the habit of eating the wrong food group. If you see bread that ha... [Read More]