There are a lot of diets — including some extreme fad diets — that promise to deliver weight loss, but there are a rare few with clinical evidence behind them showing they can help you to keep weight off in the long run.
Should You Always Avoid Foods With Long Ingredients Lists?
The length of an ingredient list is probably not the best measure of how a formulated food’s nutritional merit should be judged, but it’s easy to understand why it’s become commonplace.
7 Nutrients to Feed Flexible Muscles
If skeletal muscle is the organ of movement, then muscle flexibility is its base for function. Without range of movement (as athletes know too well) strength and power amount to very little. Lack of flexibility also leads to muscle stiffness and soreness.
Why Protein Pacing Works for Fat Loss
The most oft-asked questions that nutrition researcher Paul Arciero, Ph.D., gets about eating for weight loss, better health, and athletic performance are usually about “what” and “when” to eat. His answer in every case? Try protein pacing.
Why Glycemic Index Matters for Your Appetite and Your Waistline
Glycemic index, or GI, is a way to rank foods according to the effect that they have on your blood sugar level. Choosing foods with a low or moderate GI matters, because it can provide your body with more sustained energy and help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Not All Processed Foods Are Alike
Avoid processed foods. It’s one of the most unchallenged dietary recommendations for anyone trying to lose weight or gain health. The advice is not without good reason, of course. Numerous highly palatable, packaged foods line [...]
Five Things to Look For in a Meal Replacement Bar
IsaLean Bars outshine the competition. With so many health bars on the market it can be hard to tell which one provides the best quality nutrition. Most bars are either nutritionally unbalanced—not containing [...]