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Food Lovers Fat Loss System: Diet Review

Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, reviews the Food Lovers Fat Loss System.
Ideal Weight or Happy Weight?

Maybe you've been struggling -- without success -- to get down to the size you were in high school or on your wedding day. But do you really need to go that low? The truth, experts say, is that you can weigh more than your ideal weight and still be healthy (not to mention happy). If you're overweigh
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8 Healthy Facts About Pineapple

Pineapple Discovery In 1493, explorer Christopher Columbus found pineapples on Guadeloupe Island in the Caribbean. The fruit is also native to southern Brazil and Paraguay. Pineapples in Colonial America American colonists regarded pineapples as a luxurious treat because of their rarity and cost. Pi
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The Truth About Detox Diets

'Cleansing' diets may be worthless or even dangerous, experts warn.
The Glycemic Index Diet (Low-Glycemic Diet)

The "glycemic index diet," "GI diet," and "low glycemic diet" are more than diet books. They refer to a system of ranking carbohydrate foods according to how much a certain amount of each food raises a person's blood sugar levels.
P.I.N.K. Method: Review

Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, reviews the PINK Method weight loss program.
7 Healthy Facts About Radishes

History of Radishes First cultivated in China, radish crops spread through the Northern Hemisphere and into Europe in the 1500s. Radishes had reached Massachusetts by 1629. The Radish Family Radishes are members of the Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage) family. The root is related to kale, broccoli,
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The Five-Meal Plan for Health and Fitness

You’d think that for a chef, eating frequent meals wouldn’t be an issue. Yes, I understand the concept: Five small meals a day takes the edge off your appetite, evens out blood sugar levels, and keeps your energy steady. But I confess: I don’t always eat this way. Although my fitness trainer encoura
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How I Got My Kid to Like Walnuts

Felice Bogus is used to the vagaries of childhood tastes. Her 9-year-old daughter, Margalit, is open to foods such as kimchi-flavored seaweed while rejecting kid-meal mainstays like hamburgers. But that can flip-flop from one day to the next. "I've learned not to make any assumptions," says Bogus. S
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African Mango: What to Know About Irvingia Gabonensis

Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, discusses African mango supplements touted for weight loss and reducing belly fat.