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I Can’t Eat It: Tacos

Ah, the fast food taco. Tons of greasy ground beef topped with sour cream and guacamole. Add some cheddar cheese and you've got about a million calories. But they taste so yummy! If you are craving a healthier version of the fast food taco, try the options below.
For beef tacos, use [...]

Safe Weight Loss Surgery – Be Sure

Medical professionals generally recommend safe weight loss surgery as a last option when working with each patient. It is probably always best to work with traditional diet and exercise programs, with the support of a medical doctor, before deciding to on surgery to treat an obesity problem.
In fact, most research and medical literature [...]

The Truth Behind Milking Your Diet

For quite a while now, you may have been seeing ads on TV that claim that drinking milk or eating dairy products three times a day can help your body burn more fat and therefore help you to lose weight. In 2005, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed a petition to stop [...]

Sneaky Salt

Salt is everywhere and in almost everything, especially in pre-packaged foods. A lot of pre-packaged foods can contain as much as 1000 milligrams of sodium per meal. Considering that the daily recommended amount is 2400 milligrams per day, this is a huge problem. Due to new research that shows the link between sodium [...]

You Know, That Clear Stuff?

Water. Our bodies are mostly made up of water. And since this is true, it is absolutely essential that we get enough of it every day. But unfortunately, most people are seriously lacking in their water intake. Some people use the excuse that water tastes "blah". Others say that they [...]

Dessert Desert

Sometimes it seems like whatever you can't eat is almost impossible to give up. Many diets require that dieters give up sugar and sweet snacks to lose weight. While this is actually a very good idea, especially for those who are diabetic, sugar can be one of the hardest things in the world [...]

Over-Under-Eating

Once you decide on a healthy eating program, stick to the parameters of the diet. Keep track of what you eat the way the diet dictates, and never skip meals, even if you think it may bring you closer to your weight loss goal. Skipping meals or even snacks can completely ruin your [...]

Fattening Up the World

It seems that the integration of fast food restaurants and Western ways of life in countries like Thailand is having a profound effect on the health of the people of those countries. Thailand specifically was in the news recently for having the obesity rate in the country increase by 50% over the last 10 [...]

Types of Weight Loss Surgery – Change Is Good

Bariatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the control and treatment of obesity and allied diseases. The treatments and surgical procedures have changed and improved in recent years, to the point that diet, exercise and various types of weight loss surgery can be parts of a comprehensive program.
Weight loss surgery is an option [...]

Restaurant Etiquette

When you are at your favorite restaurant, you may feel the urge to order your favorite entrée, plus an appetizer, plus a cocktail, plus a dessert, and then munch on some bread while you wait. By exercising a little self control, you can beat these demons.
Place the bread basket at the opposite end of [...]

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