Mile for mile, walking may not burn as many calories as running, but that hardly means you should jog if you hate it. Walking is an excellent way to get into shape and trim your physique. To burn the same number of calories walking as you would running, you just need to walk a little longer. It p ... Read more

For bright, refreshing flavors that celebrate the arrival of spring, make this delicious and waistline-friendly Fava Bean, Artichoke Heart, and Grape Tomato Salad. Brimming with protein, fiber and essential vitamins and minerals like iron and folate, fava beans are the perfect food for women whos ... Read more

Quick, what do barely ripe bananas, beans, cold pasta and potatoes, and lentils all have in common? They’re brimming with a type of fiber that slips through the stomach undigested and gets fermented in the intestines. What does this mean for your health? For one, this process releases hormones th ... Read more

To keep the pounds from creeping up on you, cut back on sugar. A new study in the British Medical Journal has found that people who reduced their intake of sugary foods and drinks lost one and a half pounds per year. To put that in perspective, adults gain just one pound a year (or 10 pounds per ... Read more

In matters of weight loss, when you eat may be just as important as what you eat. A study in the International Journal of Obesity found that people who ate the majority of their calories after 3 p.m. lost significantly less weight than those who ate their largest meals earlier in the day. Not onl ... Read more