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Healthy for the Superbowl

Drink light beers instead of regular beers Drink diet sodas instead of regular sodas Eat non-breaded buffalo wings instead of breaded buffalo wings Eat salsa instead of sour cream based dips Eat baked tortilla chips instead of fried Eat oven-fried chicken instead of pan-fried chicken Eat sandwiches made with lean meats, mustard, and whole wheat bread...

20 Little Ways to be a Big Loser

Simple strategies for dropping the pounds—and keeping them off. Consuming just 100 fewer calories each day is enough to avert the 1 to 2 pounds the average person gains each year. To lose weight, you have to downsize by 500 calories a day—but you don’t have to slash them all from...

5 Diet Myths Debunked

You may be falling prey to some common diet myths. Here’s how you can outwit them. MYTH: Cutting carbohydrates helps you lose weight. TRUTH: Doing it the wrong way can also make you feel rotten and unhealthy. Carbs are to this decade what fats were to the last: food demons. Truth is, though,...

Burn more calories with less effort? Bring it on.

I’ve heard only good things about walking with Nordic poles—the most important being that it burns more calories and targets more muscles than regular walking, all while making your workout feel easier. But now, in Central Park, just minutes into my first workout, there’s a boy riding his bike and staring...