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The Optavia diet is an eating plan that drastically cuts calories and carbs to encourage rapid weight loss, but will be hard ...

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Losing weight the right way is essential, since you can end up sacrificing your health in the process. Fitness coach Raj Ganpath shares 6 weight loss tips.

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People eating minimally processed foods lost twice as much weight as those on ultra-processed diets, even though both diets were nutritionally balanced and participants could eat freely. This ...

Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...

Eating two meals a day may help you lose weight, improve your focus, and simplify your routine, but it’s not right for everyone. If your goal is to lower your risk of certain health conditions, lose ...

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GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic can be a lifeline for people with diabetes—helping stabilize blood glucose and lose weight, which contributes to diabetes complications. But not everyone benefits ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old woman who isn't prediabetic or diabetic. My BMI is 31.2. My doctor has prescribed a trial of metformin for weight loss as an alternative to starting Ozempic or one ...