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Holiday Eating Survival Guide
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and it's never too early to develop your eating strategy. Dealing with copious amounts of rich, tasty food can tax your willpower, and this is a tax you pay with your gut. Here are some tips to become familiar with before sitting down to your T-day meal.
Another Reason to Eat Carbs: Boost Your Mood
The majority of Fit readers call themselves carb queens, and Winter can make those carbohydrate cravings even more intense. But have no fear: scientists are finding even more reasons not to avoid this essential food group.
A recent study of more than 100 obese and overweight adults in Australia found that dieting put people in a better mood; a drop in pounds led to increased satisfaction.
The Dieting of Mothers Visits Daughters in Eating Disorders
Parents model behavior for their children, whether consciously or not. A recent survey conducted by British teen mag Sugar (no relation to the PopSugar Network) found that a dieting mother can have unfortunate consequences for daughters.
Out of the 512 girls surveyed, ages 12 to 18, six percent had an eating disorder; that number rose to one in 10 among girls with mothers who dieted.
Are You On the Twilight Diet?
Have you heard about the Twilight diet? At first I thought it was a term Twilighters — aka die-hard Twilight fans — used to describe their voracious appetites for all things Edward and Bella — books, movies, pictures, life-size Robert Pattinson cutouts — but it's actually related to food. Twilight vernacular is everywhere, even in the world of health and fitness.
Don't Fear the MUFA
After years of being treated with disdain, dietary fat has slowly been making its way off the nutritional black list. Now that omega-3 fatty acid is almost a household word, it is time to embrace the MUFAs — monounsaturated fatty acids. A diet rich in this type of fat has been found to reduce abdominal fat better than a diet high in carbs — even without exercise.
Is Christina Hendricks Losing Her Curves?
Wearing a gorgeous L'Wren Scott dress, Mad Men actress Christina Hendricks showed off her glowing skin and new, slimmer figure at this year's Emmy Awards. Hendricks, who plays the curvy secretary Joan Holloway on the popular series, is said to be dieting for her upcoming nuptials to Geoffrey Arrend.
At an Emmy afterparty, costar January Jones commented that she hopes Hendricks holds onto her signature curves.
Guess the Calories: Beverage Edition
Do you drink wisely? It is estimated that Americans consume
Avoid Crash Diets: Healthy Weight-Loss Tips
I read a very sad and unfortunate tale of an English bride-to-be's death after crash dieting. After eating only 530 calories a day for 11 weeks, the 34-year-old collapsed. Having weighed 244 pounds at the start of the controversial LighterLife diet, Samantha Clowe had lost 42 pounds when she collapsed and died of heart failure.
6 Simple Diet Tips
There's no one secret technique when it comes to losing or maintaining your weight. I keep dozens of tips in my head that I've collected from friends, dietitians, magazines, and books to help me stay on track and stick to my goals. Here are some of the most effective tips I've learned.
Weigh In: My Dieting Co-Worker Is Taking It Out on Me
This FitSugar reader sure could use some advice on her dieting co-worker's behavior.
Dear Fit,
I'm a generally health-minded person. I eat well, exercise regularly, and reap the benefits.
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