How Lost More Than 60 Pounds With These Healing Secrets

Why the man who brought us the glycemic index wants us to go vegan

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In 1981, a plain-speaking, unassuming scientist at the University of Toronto published with his colleagues a meticulous list that ranked foods according to the effect they had on blood sugar. The goal was to better understand the role of carbohydrates in managing diabetes. But the effect was more far-reaching than perhaps he ever would have imagined. Dr. David Jenkins’s glycemic index revolutionized the...

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Why a High-Protein Diet Might Not Work for You

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Ever try a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet? How long did it last for you? A week? Two? Even less? There's a reason why women cannot tolerate a high-protein, low-carb diet very well, says Olga Raz, M.Sc., R.D., a diet researcher from Israel and author of The Bread for Life Diet. And it all has to do with our biology. Compared with men, women naturally have...

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30 Tricks Use To Maintain A Weight I Love (Without Depriving Myself)

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Losing weight and keeping it off used to be a real struggle for me. I've dabbled in the South Beach Diet, Weight Watchers, The Zone, and Atkins. I went raw (and back), tried the Master Cleanse and once ate nothing but cabbage soup for a week. Nothing ever worked long-term. Any weight I lost through dieting always returned, along with some extra pounds....

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6 Reasons to Drink When You're on a Diet

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Talk to any dietitian about proven ways to drop a few pounds and hitting the sauce—whether it's béchamel or brandy—isn't likely to be among his or her suggestions. However, your next happy hour is about to get a lot happier: It turns out there's actual science that proves moderate drinking can give you a weight loss boost. Of course, this isn't carte blanche to get hammered;...

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