How do low-calorie sweeteners affect your weight? It depends. Researchers randomly assigned 123 people with overweight or obesity to drink roughly 40 to 60 oz. a day of Kool-Aid sweetened…
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“The beauty of your metabolism is that it can be manipulated,” writes self-proclaimed “metabolism whisperer” Haylie Pomroy in her book The Fast Metabolism Diet, which claims to “set your metabolism…
In the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT), British researchers randomly assigned doctors who were treating roughly 300 overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes to either follow usual treatment…
“More and more research points to mindfulness—not certain foods—for weight loss,” ran the Washington Post headline in 2018. Mindfulness? “Mindful eating means that you tune in to hunger signals so…
People ate 500 more calories a day—and gained weight—when they were offered ultra-processed meals and snacks instead of unprocessed foods, says a new, carefully controlled study. Researchers measured every bite…
Getting enough protein matters. Eat too little and you’ll lose muscle. But does extra protein help you eat less and stay trim? Conquering cravings and satisfying hunger are ad-speak for…
When you’re trying to lose weight, what matters more: cutting fat, cutting protein, or cutting carbs? Pounds Lost—which began in 2004—wasn’t the first or the last study to explore that…
If you’re cutting calories, it makes sense to cut carbs and fat rather than protein. But does extra protein keep you from losing muscle as you lose weight? Researchers randomly…
A ketogenic diet—which is very low in carbohydrates and high in fat—may be getting attention, but the evidence to support it is far from solid. “Low-carb and low-fat diets equally…
“You are when you eat,” declared NBCNews.com in January. “A growing number of researchers say limiting the hours during the day when you eat, focusing more on the timing of…