Diet Articles :

Reduce Belly Fat
For most of us who are overweight, we seem to have the most fat on our belly. And when someone wants to lose weight, the main thing they really want to do is lose belly fat.Some say obesity is an epidemic these days, but I beg to differ. I think belly f...

Restaurants: Extreme Eating
Many chain restaurants are serving meals (and even entrees) with ridiculous calorie counts. Unfortunately nutrition information is nowhere to be seen. Ruby Tuesday's colossal burger weighs in at 1,940 calories including 141 grams of fat....

Reward Yourself, You Deserve It
Looking better and feeling great about your body may be their own rewards when you lose weight, but it never hurts to reward yourself for reaching goals and sticking to your diet plan. Building incentives is a time-honored way of helping keep yourself o...

So You Think You Have Fat Genes
www.burnthefat.com New York City - "Battle Your Biology? Fat Chance," proclaims a headline in the health section of the "July 11th New York Post. Quoting new research and citing psychologists, dietitians and physicians, the article says ...

Ten Grocery Shopping Tips
Wouldn't it be nice if there were an easy-to-follow practical primer to tell you all the things you should and shouldn't do to help you lose weight? Now I'm not talking about food choices -- there are dozens of eating plans available, and you can find s...

The Beer Drinkers Diet
The majority of Americans drink alcoholic beverages - but many may give up this habit when on a diet, due to the excess calories. One enterprising individual appears to have seen the gap in the market and created the Beer Drinker's Diet....

The Calories We Quaff
Despite well-publicized campaigns to remove soda and candy machines from schools, and the average American’s vague awareness that sweet drinks are calorie-carriers, people continue to chug beverages that pack on the pounds.

The Greatness Of Gumbo
Perhaps nothing is better known as a staple of Cajun cuisine than gumbo, a spicy, hearty stew or soup whose name literally means ?okra?. Called one of the greatest contributions of Louisiana Cajun kitchens to American cuisine, it came to that state with...

The Lemonade Diet
I'm not sure why, but there's been a growing interest in The Lemonade Diet lately. Maybe people are curious, or maybe they've heard how well it actually works, so let's take a closer look at this so-called "diet."First, this is not technically...

The Perfect Omelet(te), How to Cook It
The Perfect Omelet(te), How to Cook It...

The Warrior Diet
Ori Hofmekler's fascinating and controversial Warrior Diet is a must read book for the unconventional health enthusiast who's fascinated by diet and workout approaches that flip the bird, so to speak, at traditional diet and fitness wisdom.

Weight Loss Accomplished Simply
The math is simple. One pound of fat yields 3500 calories. Want to lose a pound a week? Then you need to consume 3500 calories less per week than your body uses. That is about 500 calories a day. By cutting out 500 calories from your normal daily diet, ...

Weight Loss Prevents Diabetes
A few months ago (March 2005), the American Diabetes Association announced findings from the comprehensive Diabetes Prevention Program. The DPP was conducted at over 25 medical centers nationwide and involved thousands of participants who volunteered to...

When Other Diets Fail Try the Low Fad Diet
Common wisdom states for a diet to succeed it has to have sex appeal. That means the air-brushed after-pictures have to show scantily clad, starry-eyed, smiling participants or the diet has to be trendy or cool. Any wonder why so many diets fail!

Who Says Vegetables Have To Be Boring?
Who Says Vegetables Have To Be Boring?by Kirsten HawkinsEat your veggies - especially your lettuce. But don't confine yourself to iceberg lettuce or salads! Darker greens have about the same number of calories and carbs -very low! - but pack a lot more ...

Why You Always Fail at Losing Weight
You don't know it unless you understand your subsconscious mind, but most dieters fail to lose weight because they've put up psychological fences that keep them from success. This must read diet article tells you how to get past the fences.

You Can Help Your Child Achieve Weight Loss
I was a chubby kid. My mother, out of love and fear, tried everything to help me lose weight -- bribes, threats, punishments, diets, commiseration, even hypnotism and diet pills.I usually lost weight, only to put it back on shortly after she stopped doi...