Calories
3 Reasons You Need to Cut Back on Alcohol
A night out for drinks with friends once or twice a week, a weekend of binge drinking, or just one drink a night: what type of ...
8 Odd Ways to Burn Calories this Summer
Summer time is all about enjoying yourself, so why sweat it out at the gym every day? Not only can the gym temperature be pretty unbearable, ...
No Time for Exercise? 3 Tricks to Burn More Calories
There's no substitute for regular workouts, but some days you just don't have the time. The good news is that you're not doomed to pack on ...
How You Can Easily Cut 103 Calories Per Day
Including snacks in your diet provides a plethora of pluses. Snacking helps ward off hunger in between meals, keeps your blood sugar levels steady throughout the ...
Do Nuts Have Fewer Calories Than We Thought?
If nuts aren't already a part of your healthy eating repertoire, perhaps the results of a new study may entice you to add them to your ...
How to Fight the Halloween Candy Cravings
Most parents fear Halloween candy because they loathe dealing with sugar crazed children or they feel guilty watching them scarf down a pillowcase full of junk ...
9 Sneaky Ways to Burn Calories
While exercise is the most effective way to burn calories, we burn calories doing everything: from breathing, to digesting to simply growing. Every little bit counts, ...
The Eating Habits of Olympians
Are the Olympics piquing your curiosity in how your diet differs from Olympic athletes? Well, here's the truth: they're actually pretty similar, except most Olympians need ...
4 Strategies to Tame Your Sweet Tooth
You've gone through your kitchen and tossed out all processed foods. You've stocked up on fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. You've even gone organic! But you're ...
Skinny Summer Cocktails
A delicious, refreshing cocktail can help you relax after a long day. Whether you're meeting friends or coworkers for drinks at happy hour, or you're whipping ...
Smoothie Smarts
Nothing is quite as refreshing and delicious during the warm summer months as a freshly-blended smoothie. Smoothies are not only tasty and easy to make, they ...
6 Tips to Eating Out Healthy
Dining at a restaurant can be daunting. Pictures of food are plastered all over the menu and other patrons are enjoying their meals as well. How ...
FitDay Recipe Re-Do: Moist Coffee Cake
Coffee cake is a popular baked item that can be consumed any time of the day. However, most recipes are high in calories and fat. But ...
Energy Bar Ingredients: 3 to Look for and 3 to Avoid
Energy bars, protein bars, nutrition bars, health bars, snack bars, food bars, granola bars...they go by many names but they all serve a similar purpose- ...
Getting Bikini-Season Ready Part 3: Maintenance
In the last part of the three-part series about getting your body bikini-season ready, we'll focus on perhaps the most important and often the most difficult ...
Getting Bikini-Season Ready Part 1: Your Diet
With summer just around the corner, you may be wondering what last-minute steps you can take to get your body bikini-ready. While we want to strive ...
Eating Light at Mexican Restaurants
Mexican food is spicy and flavorful, but it can be a diet downfall if you're not careful about what you order. Follow these tips to avoid ...
Keys to Choosing an Energy Bar
Energy bars have become rather popular. Perfect for stashing in a bag or your car, bars travel well and come in handy for those times when ...
Smart Substitutions: On-the-Go Snacks
Do you have a busy lifestyle that has you dashing here and there with little time for a healthy, leisurely lunch? Whether it's the challenge of ...
Feeling Full on Fewer Calories
One of the biggest obstacles you'll encounter while cutting back on calories is feeling full throughout the day. Hunger will sneak up on you when you ...
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The Best Sources for Plant-Based Protein
If you follow a vegan diet, or simply prefer plant protein to avoid potential hormones or antibiotics sometimes found in meat, eggs, and dairy foods, getting ... Read More »
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Six Metabolism Boosting Foods for Faster Weight Loss
Metabolism is the process of how the body converts what you eat and drink into energy. Even at rest, the body needs energy provided by calories ... Read More »
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How Many Calories Should I Eat to Lose Weight?
OverviewBeing overweight increases your risk for chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, and may have negative psychological implications. A review published in 2010 in Archives ... Read More »
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Dark Chocolate vs. Milk Chocolate vs. White Chocolate
With the wide variety of chocolate available, including milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate, how can you tell which is the best for your health ... Read More »
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Yerba Mate Nutrition Facts
Commonly consumed in herbal teas or as dietary supplements such as energy drinks, caffeinated Yerba mate is an herb made from holly plants grown in South ... Read More »
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Do You Really Want to Spend 23 Minutes to Burn Off 1 Coke?
In one of their latest commercials, Coca Cola asks,"What if there were a new, fun way to pay for a Coke?" No, they're not talking ... Read More »
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Does Alcohol Really Cause "Beer Belly"?
You might notice a man struggling to fit his large stomach underneath the bar at a pub and assume he's a regular beer drinker because of ... Read More »
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How Many Calories Do You Really Burn Each Day?
While it seems like it might be a relatively easy question to answer, the number of calories a person burns each day can vary widely based ... Read More »
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6 Awesome Ways to Burn 400 Calories in One Hour
Burning 400 calories in a single hour is an attainable goal for most able-bodied individuals. Of course we burn calories by breathing and performing normal daily activities, ... Read More »
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The 8 Most Unhealthy Items at Chinese Restaurants
Traditional Chinese food varies significantly depending on what part of China you visit. Chinese food is not inherently unhealthy, but there is definitely a plethora of ... Read More »
