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How Not to Gain Weight This Thanksgiving

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Want to save 900 calories? Try our easy alternatives to keep the pounds off

- Jane Farrell, BettyConfidential.com

Of all…

Movie popcorn and soda -- like 3 Quarter Pounders and 12 pats of butter

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You probably know the popcorn at the movie theaters is far from healthy, but did you know having a medium popcorn and soda from a major national chain is like eating three McDonald’s Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter? That’s according to a new report from the

New Research: The Calorie Count on Wii Fit Games

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Wii and Wii Fit are a big hit at our house, so when I saw the latest study conducted by The American Council on Exercise, I was intrigued.

How do low-carb diets affect mood?

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The promise of many popular diets often includes not just weight loss, but a happier outlook. Yet, a new study shows that the expected mood improvement—the added perk usually seen when losing weight—seems to be short-lived in successful dieters on a low-carb diet. The low-carb diet debate is one that doesn’t seem to want to fade away. The diet itself is an old one. The idea that eliminating most carbs as a weight-loss strategy is an idea that preceded Dr. Atkins by more than a century. There are many types of low-carb diets with varying restrictions on the types and amounts of carbohydrates permitted. Just like other diets, they work as long as you eat fewer calories.

Lose Weight Without Working Out!

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The adrenaline rush that comes with a great workout is certainly fab, but ever dream of losing weight and burning calories without a trip to the gym? Well, dream no more, because now you can with the help of the Gruve...

Are we exercising less or eating more?

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Blame games are generally useless, but if we are to address the obesity crisis rationally perhaps it's worthwhile to look at the relative contribution of inactivity and overeating to our weight gain. Surprisingly enough, there are now serious questions emerging about whether inactivity has contributed to the expanding American waistline in any significant way.

4 Dieting rules to break—now!

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Cheating rarely gets you ahead in life. But when it comes to dieting, it turns out that going off course occasionally can help you get into shape. In fact, research shows that a flexible approach to eating leads to more weight loss than an all-or-nothing strategy. We got leading nutrition…

How Many Calories Are In Your Morning Coffee?

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Your daily coffee stop is probably not helping your diet. A lot of us stop by our local Starbucks on the way to work for a cup of coffee. While coffee itself barely has any calories, everything we add to it can pack on the unnecessary calories. If the morning lines at every…

User post: Walnut yeast “roses” cake: a delicious indulgent dessert

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If the photo of this golden, brown delicacy wasn’t enough to whet your appetite, let me describe the smell: It’s the essence of childhood dreams, the aroma of pleasure itself.…

The Weekly Skinny: All the healthy news you need (10-30-09)

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How much more sugar do kids' cereals have than adults'? And how much more sodium? FatFighterTV has a look at this story and other diet and fitness headlines making news this week.