Tracking what you eat is one method proven to work.
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Behavioural psychology aims to help us understand why we make the choices we do.
Participants lost around 15% of their body weight on average.
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Semaglutide works by controlling appetite.
The body slows your metabolism on purpose to prevent weight loss.
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Certain body processes aim to prevent weight loss by slowing our metabolic rate.
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If you’ve ever had a bout of gout, you’ll know it’s truly awful. Here’s what causes it, and what you can do about it.
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While 2020 is now behind us, some of us may still be hanging on to a few COVID kilos. Shifting them can start with a few simple changes.
Were low-carb diets really better at achieving remission?
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Latest meta-analysis shows weight loss is the most important factor in achieving remission.
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20th-century fad diets didn’t look all that different from those popular today.
Weight loss is often recommended to type 2 diabetes patients.
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‘One-size-fits-all’ weight loss advice could be inadvertently harmful to some patients.
Getting the portions right can be tricky.
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People worried about gaining weight over the holidays may try to estimate how many calories are in the foods they put on their plates. But it’s not as easy as it looks.
The diet could reinforce bad eating habits.
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This latest fad diet draws many parallels with other intermittent fasting-type diets.
Teenagers who dieted and thought they were overweight had greater symptoms of depression than those in previous generations.
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Over the past 30 years, teenagers have become more concerned with their weight and losing weight.
Superset exercises should target opposing muscle groups.
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The key is to make sure you’re performing them correctly.
Eating small meals often, or snacking on nutrient-dense foods (like nuts), is one way to increase calorie intake.
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The only way to gain weight is to eat more calories than your body requires.
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If you follow the Sirtfood diet, you’ll probably lose some weight in a short period because you’re consuming fewer calories. But the evidence behind the diet is lacking.
The more muscle you build, the more calories you body requires at rest.
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Workouts that include weight lifting and bodyweight exercises burn fat both during and afterwards.
Whether tracking macros or counting calories, you’ll need to get used to recording everything you eat and drink daily.
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Counting macronutrients offers more food flexibility – but may be most useful when trying to build muscle.
Sleep is important for many aspects of our health.
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A lack of sleep increases appetite, makes us more likely to eat unhealthy foods, and even affects how body fat is lost while dieting.
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Hormonal changes mean during the first half of a woman’s menstrual cycle, she’ll have more energy and recover more quickly. This is the time to train hardest.
Bigger isn’t always better.
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New research shows so-called ‘restrained eaters’ prefer larger portions of lighter foods.
Proponents of the diet claim slowly increasing calorie intake can boost your metabolism.
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There’s currently little evidence that ‘reverse dieting’ works.