Overweight people who fast intermittently lose no more body mass than those who follow traditional diets that involve eating less each day, according to research that will intensify debate on the most ...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever dieted or tried losing weight. Okay, I know we can’t see each other, but I bet that most hands would have gone up if we were in a room full of people. According to the ...

Diet culture effected me from a young age, and I always tried the latest fad diets. For my wedding day, I finally decided to stop dieting because I wanted to feel my best. I looked amazing in my ...

Many people who have dieted are familiar with the yo-yo effect: after the diet, the kilos are quickly put back on. Researchers have now shown in mice that communication in the brain changes during a ...

In this day and age, talking about a person's "health transformation" is usually code for "weight loss." Whether you're bombarded with before-and-after photos on Instagram, perusing the tabloids ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reverse dieting often involves adding back 50 to 100 calories to your daily total each week — mostly in the form of protein.

Experts are warning that diets that aren’t “medically necessary” can “cause people real harm” and spur a “lifelong struggle” with their weight. A new study, published in the journal Qualitative Health ...

That juice cleanse that promises to transform your body in seven days might be doing more than shrinking your waistline. While you’re congratulating yourself on rapid weight loss and feeling virtuous ...

Losing weight is hard. It can be a long process. But when you meet your weight loss goals, the feeling is euphoric. That is ...

A year before I sat down to write this article, I didn't know anything about reverse dieting. What I did know was my sporadic attempts to get in shape were too stressful. I'd do a month of committed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most frustrating parts of any health journey is when you hit a weight-loss plateau, and the scale won’t budge no matter ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. January 31, 2023 Add ...