Tag: weight loss
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The high-fat Mediterranean diet can help you lose weight
There are diets and there are diets. And then there is the Mediterranean diet! Validation has come for the diet once again with a new study showing that the high-fat Mediterranean diet does not cause people to gain weight. The study, conducted by scientists at University of Barcelone, Spain, and published in The Lancet, followed […]
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Controlling portion sizes can help you lose more weight
You are exercising every day, you make sure you’re not overtraining and you watch your diet carefully. But why are you not losing any weight? Blame it on the portions you serve yourself, be it dal chawal, chicken curry and rice, green smoothies or juice. The fact that continually growing portion sizes in Americans’ diets […]
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7 healthy foods your fridge must always have
When hunger pangs strike in the afternoon or at midnight, you find yourself ferociously foraging in the fridge for something to eat. Make sure your refrigerator is always stocked with these 7 healthy foods to ensure that you don’t mess up your diet. Eggs Packed with health benefits, eggs are among the most nutritious foods […]
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Is your smartphone making you fat?
Late-night text messaging with your significant other or scrolling through social media feeds have become a part of your routine, thanks to the smartphone. And although we have all come across information that suggests that looking at the bright screen in the dark can affect our sleep patterns, there are more ways this light exposure […]
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5 tips to make diet-friendly alcohol choices
A glass of wine has as many calories as a doughnut. Four pints of beer on game night is equivalent to two-and-a-half burgers. A Pina Colada equals up to two puff pastry sausage rolls. Two glasses of champagne are the calorific equivalent of a large slice of chocolate cake. A bottle of alcopop – such as […]
