nutrition
The Fat-Burning Effects of HIIT Workouts Are Exaggerated
Here’s a closer look at the science on cardio and weight loss and what it all means for you.
This Is What Happens to the Fat You Burn During Your Workout
Your body does two things to help you lose weight when dieting and exercising.
How to Get Some of the Benefits of a Vegan Diet Without Actually Going Vegan
Eating kind of like a vegan can give you a healthier heart, lower cholesterol, awesome poops—and you don't have to part with your bacon.
Tortoise DNA Might Hold the Answers to Living Longer
The scientists used the DNA of Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island tortoise.
This Is What Would Happen to Your Body if You Ate Instant Ramen All the Time
Depending on the product you buy, each one may contain 1000 mg (or more) of sodium.
How to Get in Shape Without Cutting Out Alcohol
No, you don't have to give up drinking entirely to burn fat.
'Vegaphobia' Is the Dislike of Vegans
More and more people are on plant-based diets, and more and more people resent vegans and vegetarians.
Recent Headlines About Low-Carb Diets Are Misleading
Many stories play to the popular fantasy that, when the right magical formula comes along, weight loss can be uncoupled from calories. But it's just that—a fantasy.
This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Fast Food a Lot
The Happy Meal may be one of the most paradoxically named products to ever hit the market.
This Is What Happens to Your Body When You First Start Working Out
Often referred to as 'newbie gains,' the effect is not purely psychological.
Does Exercising Before Breakfast Help You Burn More Fat?
Critics like to say that fasted cardio is a catabolic menace that will strip away the muscle you’ve worked so hard to build.
Compromised Ethics Run Rampant in Nutrition Research
Marion Nestle's new book lays out a disturbing reality about food studies.