You won’t lose weight by eating a big breakfast

You won’t lose weight by eating a big breakfast Starting the day with a big breakfast won’t necessarily help you lose weight.  The theory has it that eating a large breakfast means you eat less during the day, thus reducing your calorie intake. Researchers who...

Low-GI Diet: It’s the best lifestyle choice after all

Low-GI Diet: It’s the best lifestyle choice after all So what is the best diet for us to follow?  Not just the one that will help us lose weight (and hopefully keep it that way), but the one that is also the healthiest, and will help us live a long and disease-free...

GI diet: It’s the best if you want to lose weight

GI diet: It’s the best if you want to lose weight It’s been said a few times, and now even the prestigious Cochrane Review agrees: the best way to lose weight is by adopting a low-glycemic index diet (or low-GI diet). The diet ranks carbohydrates according to their...

Weight Loss: Calories don’t count, good food does

Weight Loss: Calories don’t count, good food does The only real way you’ll lose weight is by exercising more or eating less, according to the prevailing calorie theory that maintains weight loss happens when you burn more energy than you eat. Despite its wide...

Diet vs exercise

Diet vs exercise Which is better for your heart: exercising or losing weight? In a randomized, controlled trial, weight loss and aerobic exercise as a means of preventing coronary artery disease were compared over a period of nine months. The 107 subjects were...