Is Diet Soda Making You Fat?
Let’s face it: No one drinks diet soda for the taste. People drink diet soda in the hopes that it...
3 vs. 6 Meals a Day: Disproving the Myths
Will eating more often make your metabolism burn more calories and help you lose weight? Nutritionist's feedback on a new...
Lose Weight by Eating Slowly
Slowing down when you eat is a weight-loss strategy based upon the fattening fact that our brains register fullness about
Eat Healthy Fats to Lose Weight
Most people don’t realize this, but your body adapts easily to foods you prefer; it will learn to burn what
The Beer Diet: Good or Bad Idea?
Could you be a monk? What if it meant drinking only beer for all of lent? Some people give up
Surprise! Eat Sugar to Lose Weight
Here's why a little candy isn’t all that bad for you.
Lose Weight by Dieting Every Other Day
Why is it if you tell people you ate 2,400 calories in a day and you feel so fat it’s
Can Turning Down the Thermostat Help You Lose Weight?
You may be cold, but if you're trying to lose weight, new research about a substance called brown fat suggests...
13 Quick Fixes for a Diet-Friendly Kitchen
1. Keep the kitchen clean. Make a rule and impress it on all family members: dirty dishes are never to
8 Kitchen Cabinet Makeovers for Weight Loss
1. Portion nuts in snack-sized bags. Sure, you know that nuts are a healthy snack — we’ve certainly recommended eating
13 Things You Never Knew About Losing Weight
Weight loss is a science, and a fascinating one at that. You won't look at diets the same way after...
7 Diet Misconceptions
Weight loss can be difficult, no thanks to popular misconceptions that have the ring of truth but can actually work...
Yes You Can…Lose Weight With Twinkies
As schools continue to ban soda and chocolate milk in an effort to get kids to eat better, CNN now
20 Food Questions for Weight Loss and Better Health
1. Bacon or sausage? ANSWER: BACON. A slice of bacon, cooked thoroughly, has fewer calories than a typical sausage. Your
13 Ways to Deal With Food Temptation
Office birthdays, chocolate from your sweetheart, busy schedules and more cause less than perfect diet conditions. Here is advice on...
8 Connections Between Diet and Sleep
What you eat or drink in the hours and minutes before bed may make the difference between a restful slumber...
Global Poll: A Look at Weight Around the World
To understand what's happening and to bring us closer to a possible solution, Reader's Digest commissioned a global diet poll,...
10 Ways to Right-Size Your Diet
Portion distortion is one of the prime causes of America's obesity epidemic, yet most of us don't realize that we...
7 Tricks to Drop Pounds
Chew GumVolunteers who chewed gum for 15 minutes each hour between lunch and a snack consumed 60 fewer calories from
Simple Till Six: An Eating Plan for Busy People
The anti-girth, pro-Earth eating plan for busy, real people.
Weight Loss Tips From Around the World
When did eating become such an all-or-nothing proposition? It seems that Americans are either gorging on gargantuan portions of unhealthy,
What Is the Digest Diet?
Editor Liz Vaccariello reveals the breakthrough science behind the Digest Diet and its healthy weight-loss plan.
Are You Aiming for a Healthy Weight Goal?
Unrealistic weight-loss goals are really tough to live up to. Here are five of the leading myths that lure people
The Weight-Loss Formula: 12 Tricks that Total Success
What’s Your Number? The weight-loss formula is one of the simplest in mathematics: Consume fewer calories than you burn, or
16 Ways to Monitor Your Health
Between checkups, why not play doctor at home?
Burn More Calories in Less Time
Kick start weight loss with these metabolism boosting tips
