Why High Protein Diets Dont Work It has been known for decades that a high protein low carbohydrate diet is bad for you yet this type of diet is still being pushed as an answer to our weight loss woes. The problem with high protein low carbohydrate diets is that they advocate taking entering a [...]

Why Are Some Cultures Thinner Than Others The problem with the notion of dieting is that it does not address the lifestyle changes that need to be made in order to permanently take the weight off. Losing weight is not something that can be bought or sold. It is not a commodity. Sometimes the problem [...]

Weight Loss Exercise and the Elderly If you are older and trying to lose weight you cannot use the years that have gone by as an excuse for not exercising. Even if you are over sixty five years old and suffer from conditions that you think might prevent you from exercising you can still get [...]

Trying Too Hard Sabotages Weight Loss Most weight loss attempts fail simply because people try too hard. They set up high expectations of themselves and then gorge on the wrong foods when they cannot stick to the diet. This just makes their obesity problem worse. If you want to lose pounds for good you need [...]

The Reasons Most People Are Overweight Being overweight is not always just a matter of being lazy or eating too much. Sometimes there are other issues that cause people to become obese. The problem is that no one diet automatically recognizes the difference between how a fat persons metabolism operates and how a thin persons [...]