Salt has become a major nutritional villain. Salt is everywhere: dumped into cans of soup, packed into meats, and swimming in salad dressing and salsa. From our packaged snacks to the food we order in restaurants, the modern American diet is saltier than Amy Schumer’s...

You’ve probably heard it more than once: “drink more water to help you lose more weight”. But does water really help weight loss? The short answer is yes. Drinking water helps boost your metabolism, cleanse your body of waste and acts as an appetite suppressant....

Want to know the leading source of weight gain in this country right now? Portion Control If “we are what we eat,” and we’re eating way more than we’re supposed to; it makes sense that we’re also weighing much more than we’re supposed to. So what’s the problem? Our...

When you hear the word “snacking,” do visions of double-stuffed cookies, caramel fudge ice cream, and you-can’t-eat-just-one chips come to mind? While Americans tend to munch on too much of these unhealthful options, when snacking is done right, it can contribute to...

Are You Drinking Yourself Fat? Soda is poison (and you know it). You know soda’s not exactly good for you—but at the same time, it can be hard to resist. Its sweet taste, pleasant fizz, and energizing jolt often seems like just what you need to wash down your dinner,...