5 Foods that Keep You Thin

It's true: Apples can help you stay thin. (Thinkstock)Take a look around any book store, and you'll find dozens of diet books lining the shelves. Despite their bright and cheerful covers, with their positive, upbeat claims, many of them are filled with information that promotes all the wrong messages. "The word 'diet' is negative and implies people can go on and off them," said...

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The 50 Fattiest Foods in the States

The 50 Fattiest Foods in the States By Sarah Klein Traditional American fare—just like the American waistline—is looking more than a little pudgy these days. Even though some states enjoy healthier reputations than others (Yes, Colorado, we mean you), no state is completely guilt-free when it comes to dishes with huge portion sizes, super-high calorie counts, or...

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Ten Ways To Get Heart-Healthy

A healthy heart begins with a healthy lifestyle. By making your heart health a priority, you will be giving yourself the best gift possible. Changing a few simple habits will lead you to feel better right away and increase your chances of living a long life. Your heart's health depends not only on your eating and exercise habits, but also on your emotional wellbeing. Once you...

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In or Out? Processed meats are out.

Do you ever feel like nutrition science flip-flops? One day 'in', the next day 'out'? Well this one's a flop. Period. Science has been dancing around the topic for the past two decades. Public health experts and health reporters have increasingly questioned the safety of processed meats. Some of us have even encouraged you to steer clear altogether — or at absolute minimum,...

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Tweet Your Way To Toned Arms And A Trimmed Butt [video]

By Laurel HouseTwitter can be a total time suck. You log onto your TweetDeck, type your thought- making sure to get all of the current hashtags in, then you get caught up in conversations, stalking, and reading various paper.li feeds. Suddenly an hour has passed! It's time to take full advantage of your twitter time and multitask those moments… by working out. Yes, you...

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Who Pole Dances Anyway?

Sometimes going to the gym can feel like an unbearable chore, schlepping yourself and your gym bag into the place for the same boring workout you did the day before and the day before that. It doesn't help that you haven't seen the results you were hoping for or that you spend the entire workout looking forward to the end of it. Perhaps what you need is a challenge, something...

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6 detox foods to get your diet back on track

Lemons and limes are loaded with antioxidants and can be great detox foods.Credit: morguefile.com/hotblack, hotblack If you're guilty of derailing your diet after a weekend of social events, a girl's night out or just taking some time off your diet, Monday may be your day to get your diet back on track. Certain foods can help to flush out toxins and ward off hunger pangs that...

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Do early periods lead to early menopause?

Women are born with a set number of eggs.Credit: sxc.hu/alex27, sxc.hu I started my period at 10 years old. At the time, I was not thinking about fertility, but I was thinking about how long this terrible "disease" would last. When I asked my mother how long I would have to live through a monthly period she said, "As far into the future as you can imagine." At 10, all I could...

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11 Guilt-Free Italian Menu Items

Ever feel like going for Italian food inevitably means indulging in something you'll regret later? Here are guilt-free options that you can enjoy next time you eat Italian. BresaolaThis air-dried, salted beef first originated in Italy and has been served as an antipasti for centuries. It's 98-percent lean, sweet, and tender. (That's code for practically no fat, no carbohydrates,...

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9 Ways to flatten your belly in one week

Another reason to hate Mondays? Tight postweekend waistbands. Unless you spent the past 2 days living like a monk, the cocktails, movie snacks, and dinners out can all add up to one thing: belly bloat. "If you wake up bloated on Monday morning, your weekend food choices are likely to blame," explains Keri Gans, RD, author of The Small Change Diet. "In fact, overindulging for two days straight can easily cause a gain of three pounds. Fortunately,...

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