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.
Changes to our circadian rhythm can impact our physical and mental health.
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Researchers are only beginning to understand the relationship eating time and circadian rhythm have on our body weight.
One of the government’s strategies is to promote increased physical activity.
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The most effective strategy for reducing obesity will be tailored to each individual.
Here’s why your progress may have stalled.
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Don’t give up just yet.
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Trial participants could choose from 53 weight loss strategies. They lost half a stone, on average.
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New study finds compensatory eating the day before.
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Often focus on research concentrates on reducing and suppressing appetite, but it is important to support those who need to increase their appetite to avoid malnutrition.
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The FODMAP diet was developed to reduce the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. But as it grows in popularity, online bloggers and ‘health gurus’ are promoting it for a range of unusual purposes.
Social campaigns to address the obesity crisis in America are failing.
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Nearly 40% of Americans are obese, and the numbers are climbing. The U.S. needs to get serious about solutions.
There has been a global rise in demand for plastic surgery, which represents the simultaneously growing believe that fixing the outside will fix the inside.
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A growing interest in plastic surgery reflects growing ideas that ‘fixing’ your body will fix your life.
Choose an activity you enjoy so it’s easier to stick to.
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No matter how much you weigh, there are many benefits to starting exercise, from a reduced risk of heart disease to better mental health.
Why does it seem like no matter how much you exercise, your weight stays the same?
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A biologist frustrated by his own struggle to lose weight explains why simply exercising more and harder won’t melt the pounds away.
Insecurities young people have about their bodies are often exacerbated by unrealistic content on social media.
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Adolescence is a time of heightened vulnerability around body image. Instagram’s policy to stop teens viewing posts advertising weight loss ‘solutions’ and cosmetic procedures is socially responsible.