For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has recently ...

Are you thinking of going on a restrictive diet in order to lose weight? According to Raj Ganpath, that is not the solution ...

It seems that everywhere you look, a new diet trend is promising to be the fastest and easiest way to lose weight. Avoid carbs after dark. Fats make you fat. Eat six small meals a day. Do fasted ...

The cultural pressure to stay thin affects many women of all ages; some start watching their weight in adolescence or even younger. But the earlier in life a woman starts dieting, the worse long-term ...

Kakaiya, Ph.D, is a licensed clinical psychologist and neuroscientist, lives in 4S Ranch. “Hey, Dr. K, my new year’s resolution is to go on a diet and lose 20 pounds. I also know I can lose weight and ...

For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Researchers recently reevaluated the decades of dieting research to redefine the way researchers ...

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 ...

Yo-yo dieting looks something like this: You lose 10 pounds after following a very strict diet like keto, only to gain it all back—and then some—a few months later. Sound familiar? Many people ...

Repeated dieting, especially through restrictive methods, can damage metabolism and lead to weight gain. Chronic calorie restriction combined with high stress and excessive exercise can negatively ...

Often called yo-yo dieting or weight cycling, the process of losing weight only to regain it—plus even more, sometimes—and then whittle back down isn’t just frustrating. It can also have some serious ...

Dieting with others used to mean enlisting a begrudging friend, or perhaps trekking to a weekly meeting at Atkins. But as social media emerged, Twitter and Instagram ushered in a new era of diet and ...

I came of age in a house of fat-free cookies, Weight Watchers’ meetings and Denise Austin’s eight-minute abs. There was plenty of pasta and ice cream but also a focus on being skinny. In the decades ...