MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to picking the best exercise to lose weight, there is no one right answer. That’s because the right answer is variety, mixing and matching types of exercise to keep the body guessing and improving. “The body adapts to the demandsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to weight loss, what seems to matter most is how often and how much you eat, rather than when you eat. That’s the conclusion of a new study that focused on the eating habits of about 550 adults. For sixContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A common eating plan with a catchy acronym — the DASH diet — is designed to help you lower your blood pressure, but exactly what can you eat while on it? The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet has been around forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — So, after a month of holiday eating, your pants are too tight and you’re desperate to lose the extra weight as quickly as possible, but how much can you lose in a month? Experts say there is no speedy way to shed pounds.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to losing weight, certain foods have a reputation for being all-stars, providing for a body’s nutritional needs while helping keep a person fuller for longer. “You’re looking at plant foods,” said Connie Diekman, a nationally known food and nutrition consultantContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Losing weight is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions — possibly to give yourself an excuse for some New Year’s Eve overindulgence. “I’m going to cram it all in tonight, so tomorrow I start afresh,” jokes registered dietitian Connie Diekman, aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Money may not buy happiness, but it might give low-income obese people an extra incentive to lose weight, a new study suggests. The study, of people from urban neighborhoods, found that cash rewards encouraged participants to shed some extra pounds, versus a weight-lossContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans are eating more whole grains than ever before — but it’s still not enough. Moreover, not everyone agrees on what whole grains actually are, according to a new study that found competing definitions. The increase in whole grain intake over the pastContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People trying to adopt a healthier diet probably aren’t the best judges of how well they’re actually eating, a new study discovers. Only about 1 in 4 people could accurately estimate how healthy they were eating when asked to assess their diet afterContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your fondness for midnight snacks has caused you to pack on the pounds over the years, and now researchers have a better understanding of why. While late-night eating has long been linked with an increased risk for obesity, researchers weren’t sure exactly howContinue Reading