Popularised by the now debunked Atkins Diet, the idea that one could lose weight by ditching carbs and adding protein is a bad one. The belief that one food group is completely bad and one is good is wrong. So why are low-carb/ high protein diets so popular? For starters, short-term benefits: Since you are …
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NEVER SKIP the ‘4-6 pm’ munch
You must have heard this often – have a light dinner to lose weight. But how to make dinner light? Well, by eating something wholesome in the evening. This is the make or break meal, it decides whether you will have long-lasting fitness or whether it will fizzle out in the next couple of weeks. …
Red juicy fat burner
Most people think of tomato as a vegetable, rather than a fruit; well, it is actually a fruit. Apart from the fact that they do not have many calories, tomatoes help in fighting leptin ,which does not allow the body to lose weight. It contains a high number of antioxidants which are effective in the …
The craze over CLEAN EATING
Gluten-free, sugar-free, oil-free, grain-free, legume-free, raw hummus wheat-free bread… the supermarket shelves have become shrines to ‘clean eating’ – a faith that promises happiness, healthiness and an abundance of energy at a go. The craze triggered by vegan food photos and social media hashtags like cleaneating, eatclean has millions of followers worldwide. In fact, cleaneating …
WEIGHT LOSS PLATEAU: easy guide
Everyone reaches a point where their diet stops working towards their desired goals. It’s called a plateau and that’s how the body functions. The initial results are quick because it’s more like a shock for the body, but after a while the body tends to establish a comfort level and hits stagnancy. Now, there are …
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