What Is the CICO Diet and Can It Help You Lose Weight?
If you’re wary of diet fads, you may be eyeing CICO with a healthy dose of skepticism. In the past few years, CICO gained internet […]
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Which Diet Works Even Better the Longer You Do It?
The most well-published community-based lifestyle intervention in the medical literature is also one of the most effective. CHIP, the Complete Health Improvement Program—now known as […]
The “Optimal Diet” Is Put to the Test
The CHIP program (now called Pivio) has attempted to take the pioneering lifestyle medicine work of Pritikin and Ornish and spread it out into the […]
Grind Your Chia Seeds
The secret to unlocking the benefits of chia seeds may be grinding them up. When recently reviewing the literature on the health-promoting properties and therapeutic […]
Randomized Controlled Trials of Beans
Do legumes—beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils—work only to prevent disease, or can they help treat and reverse it as well? Legumes—all kinds of beans, […]
An Apple a Day May Keep the Pharmacist Away
Which would save more lives: eating an apple a day or taking statin drugs? Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? That’s […]
Obesity is a disease—and it’s treatable
Obesity is a disease, and America’s healthcare providers and hospital systems must be part of changing how we treat it. That means many of us […]
What Changes To Your Lifestyle Need To Be Done After Bariatric Surgery
Getting bariatric surgery is a lifesaver for many people. It can dramatically improve the quality of life of those that are having problems because of […]
Are Avocados a Weight Loss Food?
Studies funded by the Avocado Board suggest avocados may facilitate weight loss, but compared to what? What are the effects of avocado on metabolic syndrome, […]
Inside 1-Year-Old Calibrate’s $100M Raise for ‘Rx + Behavior Change’ Weight Loss
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Just ONE-year in market, and Calibrate has already closed a $100M Series B co-led by Founders Fund and Tiger Global, […]
America’s obesity epidemic requires action, not posturing
Pinterest’s move to outright ban all ads referring to weight loss — regardless of quality of information — is woefully misguided, writes a former Pinterest […]
Fasting for Weight Loss Infographic
Fasting has been branded the “next big weight loss fad,” and about one in seven Americans report using some sort of fasting as a means for […]
Semaglutide (Wegovy) for Weight Loss
Date: July 12, 2021 Issue #: 1628 Summary: The injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide, previously approved by the FDA as Ozempic to treat […]
Five Weight Loss Myths I am Constantly Fighting
By HANS DUVEFELT 1) EXERCISE MORE I talk to people almost every day who think they can lose weight by exercising. I tell them that […]
Plenity for Weight Management
Date: May 17, 2021 Issue #: 1624 Summary: Plenity (Gelesis), a nonsystemic oral superabsorbent hydrogel formulation of cellulose and citric acid is now available. It […]
Are Lectins in Food Good or Bad for You?
Might lectins help explain why those who eat more beans and whole grains have less cancer? Lectins are to blame for the great “white kidney […]
5 Most Effective Tips on How to Achieve Weight Loss through Healthy Diet?
Hello Howdy!! Are you one of those who are not gifted with the genetics of eating anything and not getting fat? Because, there are those […]
Do the Pros of Brown Rice Outweigh the Cons of Arsenic?
Are there unique benefits to brown rice that would justify keeping it in our diet despite the arsenic content? For years, warnings had been given […]
What Is a “Muffin Top” and How Do I Get Rid of It?
Chances are, you’ve heard someone complaining about their “muffin top” Alas, they’re not talking about perfectly-crusty top of a blueberry muffin or pumpkin muffin. More likely, the “muffin […]
3 Tips to Cut Down on Portion Size
Sometimes it’s not what you eat, but how much you eat.
Things to Never Say to Someone Looking to Lose Weight
Why you may think you’re “just trying to help,” read these handy tips to make sure you’re a system of support and not criticism.
