Diets and Weight Loss

Introduction

Would you ever consider going to the kitchen in the morning and grabbing five slices of bread for breakfast? No? Just one bagel or perhaps a bran muffin is more like it, right? Well, think again. Your morning bagel or muffin is probably equivalent

Losing Weight: Food Labels, Physical Activity
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Most health experts recommend a combination of a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for weight loss. In addition to helping to control weight, physical activity decreases the risk of dying from coronary heart disease and reduces the risk

Weight-loss and Nutrition Common Myths
by National Institute of Health
Myth: Fad diets work for permanent weight loss. Fact: Fad diets are not the best way to lose weight and keep it off. Fad diets often promise quick weight loss or tell you to cut certain foods out of your diet.

Never Say Diet?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Trying to lose weight is more complicated than previously thought:Heredity may play a large role, repeatedly losing and regaining weight may be more dangerous than staying fat, and calories from some foods may put weight on faster than others.

Vegetarian Diets: The Pluses and the Pitfalls
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Many people are attracted to vegetarian diets. It's no wonder. Health experts for years have been telling us to eat more plant foods and less fat, especially saturated fat, which is found in larger amounts in animal foods than plant foods.

Vegetarian Diets
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The desire to reap the benefits of a high-fiber, low-fat diet is just one of the reasons more people are turning to various types of vegetarian diets. Perceiving plant foods as beneficial because they are high in dietary fiber and, generally lower in salt

Diet and Blood Pressure
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
If you are overweight and have high blood pressure, a first step is to lose weight, usually through a combination of calorie reduction and increased physical activity. Eating certain kinds of food and avoiding others also may help you reduce your blood pr

Guide to Fats
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Is margarine better for your blood vessels than butter? Is dousing your salad with olive oil wise? Is it true what they say about omega fatty acids? The latest in fat science gives some of the answers.

Food Labels: Making it Easier to Shed Pounds
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
In the past, diet-conscious consumers couldn't always count on the food label to give complete nutrition information. Now that's changing. Weiss has learned that label information can play an important role in weight management.

Taking the Fat Out of Food : Reducing Dietary Fat
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Fat replacers may be carbohydrate-, protein- or fat-based substances. The first to hit the market used carbohydrate as the main ingredient. Avicel, for example, is a cellulose gel introduced in the mid-1960s as a food stabilizer.

Weight Control and Exercising: Health Benefits of Physical Activity
by National Institute of Health
Regular physical activity can help you reach and maintain a healthy weight. Being physically active can also make you more energetic, improve your mood, and reduce the risk of developing some chronic diseases.

Taking the Fat Out of Food
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Many favorite foods are now available in lower fat versions. Some of these contain substitutes for animal or vegetable fats. But does this mean you'll be consuming less fat and fewer calories?

Risks of Being Overweight: Diabetes, Heart disease, Cancer ...
by National Institute of Health
If you are overweight, you are more likely to develop certain health problems. You can improve your health by losing as little as 10 to 20 pounds. Weighing too much may increase your risk for developing many health problems.

Dietary Supplements: Making Sure Hype Doesn't Overwhelm Science
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Most vitamin and mineral supplements pose no safety concerns. But the risks of many other dietary supplements, such as herbs, animal gland extracts, and amino acids, are a mystery - which FDA is trying to solve.

Celebrate Your Success Say Hello to the New You
Winning After Losing: Keep Off the Weight You've Lost - Forever
by Stacey Halprin
Struggling with her weight for decades, Stacey Halprin eventually won the battle and lost over 350 pounds. But after gastric bypass surgery and one diet after another, she realized that the most difficult part isn't losing the weight

The Trouble with Fat: Insights into Low-Fat Eating
by National Institute of Health
For years you've heard you should eat less fat. In a recent major study, however, a low-fat diet didn't lower the risk of breast cancer, colorectal cancer or heart disease in women past menopause. But don't pile on the butter and fried foods just yet.

Improve Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women
by National Institute of Health
You do not have to stop eating chocolate cake or start running marathons to improve your health. Making small but steady changes in your eating and physical activity habits - over time - may help you lose weight if you need to, feel better, and improve

Dieting and Gallstones: Is There A Connection?
by National Institute of Health
Gallstones are clusters of solid material that form in the gallbladder. The most common type is made mostly of cholesterol. Gallstones may occur as one large stone or as many small ones. They vary in size and may be as large as a golf ball or as small as

Winning at Losing: How to Keep that Weight Off
by National Institute of Health
Getting your weight under control can help you avoid many health problems. While there are many ways to successfully lose weight, most people regain it over time. Ongoing research is now giving us insights into how to keep that weight off.

Facts About Weight Cycling
by National Institute of Health
Weight cycling is the repeated loss and regain of body weight. When weight cycling is the result of dieting, it is often called 'yo-yo' dieting. A weight cycle can range from small weight losses and gains - five to ten pounds per cycle - to large changes