Monthly Archives: May 2013

Favorite Foods: Four-Star Rating for Rapid Fat Loss

Friday, May 17, 2013
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Favorite Foods: Four-Star Rating for Rapid Fat Loss

Here are some of our favorite picks of high quality foods. We feel each receives a four-star rating for rapid fat loss: * turkey or turkey breast * egg whites, *…

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Five E-Z Weight Loss Tips

Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Five E-Z Weight Loss Tips

Many folks are looking for a diet plan that will provide weight loss quickly, easily, and painlessly.  But, because each of us is unique and our genetic makeup varies from person…

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How Can You Help Your Mate Lose Weight?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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How Can You Help Your Mate Lose Weight?

When it comes to helping men lose weight, women fact a terrible dilemma.  If they make suggestions for men to slim down, women are told to stop nagging.  If women say…

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The Impact of Obesity on Children

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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The Impact of Obesity on Children

Studies show there is a serious  obesity problem in America. Inactivity (or insufficient physical activity) is only part of the problem.  Poor nutrition is largely to blame. That’s probably not earth-shattering…

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How Do You Find Your Ideal Body Fat Percentage?

Monday, May 13, 2013
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How Do You Find Your Ideal Body Fat Percentage?

Determining the best body fat percentage for YOU can often be a tedious task.  For every person who tells you that you look best a certain way, a dozen more will…

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Here’s One More Reason to Eat Your Vegetables!

Friday, May 10, 2013
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Here’s One More Reason to Eat Your Vegetables!

Eating vegetables has a cancer-protective effect.  Research shows that women who eat high-vegetable diets have ten percent less breast cancer than those who eat the least.  One explanation is that veggies…

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How Much Fat Should We Eat Daily?

Thursday, May 9, 2013
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How Much Fat Should We Eat Daily?

  Despite the rallying cry against fat, your body does require it.  Fat is a valuable energy source.  It transports fat-soluble vitamins needed for growth and metabolism.  Plus, it makes food…

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Preventing Dieting Relapses

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Preventing Dieting Relapses

Is your weight loss New Year’s resolution losing inertia? Studies indicate that nearly 75 percent of dieters gain at least 90 percent of their weight back in less than a year.  …

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Cutting Fat and Calories

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Cutting Fat and Calories

Cutting fat means more than simply cutting calories. A deficit of 500 calories per day could account for one pound of body fat per week, studies show. For maximum fat loss,…

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Ways to shed weight: what works, what doesn’t.

Monday, May 6, 2013
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Ways to shed weight:  what works, what doesn’t.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked 1,431 men and women what they were doing to lose weight.  The answers varied quite a bit.  Here’s how they responded, in order of…

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