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Running
1 You Asked: What Should I Eat Before Running a Marathon?
healthy living
2 Carbs Without Cause: 8 Foods Worse Than White Bread
Breakdown
3 Polenta vs. Pasta
Breakdown
4 Cocktail Breakdown
health news
5 Cut Carbs Twice a Week and Still Drop Pounds, Study Says
Fad Diet
6 What's the Deal With: The Bagel Diet
Weight Loss
7 The Glycemic Index and Your Blood Sugar
healthy living
8 Naomi Campbell Feels Carbs Are a Treat
community
9 You Asked: How to Fuel My Running?
Weight Loss
10 Atkins Diet: A-OK?
Food
11 Healthiest Supermarket Foods: Breads, Pasta, and Rice
Poll
12 Are You Addicted to Refined Carbs?
Weight Loss
13 You Asked: Should I Ditch Carbs to Lose Weight Before My Vacation?
healthy living
14 Carbs: Simple vs. Complex
Food
15 Are You a Carb Queen?
Lindsay Lohan
16 Lohan Loves Junk, But Hates Carbs
Fitness
17 The Magic Ratio For Recovery
healthy living
18 No-Carb Diets Could Crash Your Brain's Memory
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. White bread has pretty much become bad-for-you public enemy number one; who doesn't automatically order their turkey and Swiss on whole wheat? The reason, of course, is that white bread is processed — it's had all of its goodness stripped away, leaving a soft, squishy slice that was all the rage in the last century. But Read more
With the birth of the Atkins diet, carbs immediately got a bad reputation. It seems like everyone I know has gone on a carb-free diet at least once in their lives to lose weight, and even Naomi Campbell is no stranger to forgoing carbs. In the March issue of Harper's Bazaar, the 41-year-old model admits that she's blessed with a high metabolism, but she also exercises and watches her diet. Naomi Read more
Don't have time or the willpower to diet all week long? Two days might just do the trick, according to British researchers. The dietitians found that women who cut carbs for two days and ate normally, yet sensibly, the rest of the week lost more weight than women sticking to a Mediterranean-style diet of 1,500 calories a day. After four weeks, the women who gave up carbs twice a week lost an Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! Well, this news will make Dr. Atkins roll over in his grave. Scientists and diet gurus are claiming that carbs can actually help you lose weight. The key, they say, is to focus on "resistant starch carbs" (RSCs) — which have tightly packed sugar molecules that aren't as easily broken down by enzymes in your mouth and Read more
If you crave carbs during the short days of Winter, you are not alone. There seem to be a couple of physiological factors involved. Since there is less sunlight, due to shorter days, our bodies make less vitamin D (aka the sunshine vitamin). This vitamin helps keep your mood nice and sunny since it naturally boosts serotonin levels. Serotonin is the feel-good brain chemical that modulates mood, Read more
In 2004, Atkins was the diet: low carb! high protein! The problem was that people were filling up on fatty burgers, bacon, and steaks, and it wasn't long before the diet lost some credibility. Years later, a new study says that a low-carb diet may be the best way to maintain weight loss. The study followed 773 adults who had previously lost at least eight percent of their body weight on a Read more
Hi Fit, I am training for a half marathon and I'm up to three miles a run. However, I've never been a runner before and suddenly I've been getting incredibly hungry. So far I've gone down a size since I started training! I've been wondering if I should increase my food intake, but I'm not sure by how much and which type of foods (protein, carbs, etc). Any suggestions? — Running on Read more
In the diet world, carbohydrate is often considered a dirty word. Protein, on the other hand, is the Cinderella of the ball. To me, both are essential parts of my healthy diet. Having said that, there are certain carbs and proteins I try to avoid, and some that I keep loaded in my pantry and fridge. Take the quiz to see what you know about the two subjects. Take the Quiz Read more
I went out to dinner last night, and a friend of mine ordered a spicy chickpea dish that came with polenta discs. The other friend I was with had ordered pasta primavera, and we got into a discussion about which was a healthier dish, the polenta or pasta. The best way to answer that question is to compare them nutritionally, so check out the chart when you read more Read more
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. But Read more
