diet

from fitsugar.com

It seems like every food company is getting on the health kick these days. They're advertising products that are "made with whole grains," or "low in sugar," or "fat-free." It's easy to believe the printing on the packages, but I'm sorry to tell you that food companies are using all their marketing resources to sway you to buy their product.

from thatsfit.com

Have a little bit of everything you like, but not too much of anything.

Enjoy your family, friends and some of the food that you like.

from dumblittleman.com

When you feel like eating something, what comes to mind first? For me it's the purely the taste. Then my inner-brain kicks in and thoughts of portion size, calories, fats, & sugars, slowly convince me to make a smart choice.

Weight gain aside, I would rarely think of any other complications or side effects the food may cause. My bad.

from fitsugar.com

Sick of chicken yet? You're not alone, but how does someone who's trying to watch her calories and fat intake pick a lean type of meat? I found a basic breakdown on the leanest meat choices on Yahoo and I thought it would be helpful in deciding which meat meets your needs. Here are the highlights:

from thatsfit.com

Weight Loss Dude recently asked the question Do Microwave Ovens Make You Fat? and I think he has a valid point.

from fitsugar.com

What is the connection between bacon and cancer? You have to avoid the former to avoid the latter.

from forbes.com

It's no secret that Americans have grown accustomed to a lifestyle of convenience where cheap 700 calorie cheeseburgers are only a 10-minute drive away.

from USATODAY.com

The next diet craze may be the apple diet. A new study shows an apple a day keeps the calories at bay. People who ate an apple about 15 minutes before lunch consumed almost 190 fewer calories than when they didn't have the apple.

from yahoo.com

Drunks swimming in gin, smokers in body bags and dopers living with their parents deep into adulthood. Those are among the public service ads shown in the past.

from runnersworld.com

Boost nutrition easily by combining these foods

Cereal + Strawberries = Higher iron absorption

Even if your bowl of iron-rich breakfast cereal contains 50 percent of your daily iron needs, your body will absorb only eight percent.

from thatsfit.com

I definitely have a sweet tooth that I fight on an almost a daily basis, so any article that promises a healthier way to satisfy it always has my immediate attention. And this one had something I didn't really think of before: figs.

from thatsfit.com

The AHA recently released thirteen steps that the general public and the food industry need to work on to promote better heart health in our country.

from fitsugar.com

We spend a lot of time at work, and if you're anything like me, when other people are snacking, it's hard to resist the urge not to snack too. It seems like it's always someone's birthday, or someone's mother made homemade cookies, or someone ordered afternoon pizza.

Here are some tips to help you stay healthy and fight the urge to over-eat...

from msnbc.com

(CBS News) NEW YORK Eat less, alot less, and live longer and feel younger.

That's the boiled down philosophy of a small but growing movement called "Calorie Restriction."

from runnersworld.com

Why would I try to eat nothing but packaged sports-nutrition products for two weeks? For starters, a perverse personal trait makes it hard to resist a truly weird challenge. But I also often wish I could avoid the fuss, time, and interruption of meals by taking a magic pill that would make me full and give me all the energy I need. Isn't eating energy bars and the like the next best thing?