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Obesity Will Bring you Six Times Closer to Being Six Feet Under

Obesity Will Bring you Six Times Closer to Being Six Feet Under Despite common belief, human life expectancy is getting shorter. According to researchers from the University of Illinois in Chicago and expert David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, of the Children's Hospital in Boston

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Burn Calories- Even While You Sleep

Burn Calories- Even While You Sleep As dieters, we're all trying to increase our metabolism and burn more calories, so why not do it in our sleep? While dreaming about exercise might help us psychologically, that's not what we're talking about.

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Is Your Relationship with Food Toxic?

Is Your Relationship with Food Toxic? Mine was. Post-pregnancy pounds and a crying baby were enough to make me turn to food! Constant eating and snacking seemed to provide comfort, distraction and basically a crutch.

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What is Oprah Doing Wrong?

What is Oprah Doing Wrong? She's the richest woman in entertainment and considered the most powerful woman in America, so why can't Oprah Winfrey get her weight under control? It seems like an obvious question.

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Renew Your Weight Loss Vows

With summer vacation behind us and Fall around the bend, now is the perfect time to re-commit to your weight loss goal. A new season can inspire you to recharge that battery and get full-force back into healthier diet and exercise practices.

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Diners, Drive-ins and Diets

It's kinda hard to stay away from these places all the time! And dining out is fun -even if you are counting calories. The Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper weighs in on how you can dine at restaurants and fast food joints without shattering your diet

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The Eats Come Out at Night

If you're like me and millions of other Americans, late-night eating/snacking is a rite of passage into the midnight hour. And trying to quit seems like torture. It's so tempting to sit in front of the TV with a bag of chips, cookies, ice cream...

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Jared's Back- After Falling Off Diet Wagon

Jared's Back- After Falling Off Diet Wagon "Subway's" Jared may have experienced a hiccup in his diet in recent years, but his story does have a happy ending. The media loves to pounce on publicized dieters who gain their weight back. And Jared Fogle is no exception.

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Calculate Your Body Fat Percentage

Here are two useful tools to determine body fat – as it relates to your weight loss goals. First, your BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight that applies to men & women between the ages of 18-65 years old.

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10-minute Exercise Fix

Ten minutes of exercise per day isn't an overnight fix, but doing it faithfully can impact weight loss significantly in 28 days. And it will be a huge contributor to long-term weight loss.