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Wise snacking can help you satisfy your hunger, maintain a healthy weight and even lose extra pounds. The best snacks are low in fat, low in sugar, and provide vitamins and microelements your body needs for health. Plan your snacks in advance; do not leave it to chance. This will allows you to control your total calorie intake.

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To lose weight, you usually try to reduce your daily calorie intake. You count calories you eat and forget about calories you drink. This happens because beverages do not satisfy hunger. As a result, you do not feel how many calories you drink. Nevertheless, beverages also have calories.

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First, what differs green tea from other types of tea like oolong or black? Tea leaves come from the same Camellia sinensis plant, and they are green at harvest. If exposed to air for long, leaves darken and become "black" tea. If not, they remain green. Oolong tea is in between green and black tea.

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Common misconceptions about weight loss and dieting may prevent you from reaching your weight loss goals. Below are seven of the biggest myths about dieting and weight loss strategies exposed as false.

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To lose weight, it is important to balance calories in and out. With less calorie intake, you eat fewer nutrients and this may lead to a problem: you do not get the nutrients your body needs. The solution is to prefer nutrient-dense food to food and beverages packed with empty calories like sodas.

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The new food guide pyramid, released on April 19, 2005 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is a visual aid to help you lead a healthy life. The new pyramid reveals that the key to a healthy lifestyle is balanced nutrition combined with physical activity.

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Losing weight can become much easier if you add fruit to your diet. Calories in fruit are low; fruit contain a lot of fiber and water. Of course, you know that fiber improves digestion. However, this is not the only benefit of fruit. They are very satisfying because fiber and water fill you up and curb your hunger.

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The following list includes the most common healthy foods. If you care about your health, add them to your diet.

Undoubtedly, fruits and vegetables take the top of the healthiest foods list. The main advantage of fruits and vegetables is that they are low in calories and fat. Moreover, they contain a lot of vitamins, minerals and many other microelements important for your health.

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The food combining diet is based on the principle of separating specific foods and eating them at certain meals for good metabolism and proper digestion. This diet has stirred up a lot of disputes among dietitians. Is it really beneficial to health?

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Calorie: friend or foe?

A calorie is a unit of energy. So when you hear food or beverage contains a certain number of calories, it describes how much energy you will get from eating or drinking it. Calories are not bad. We need energy to carry out our day to day activities. The thing that leads to weight gain is not burning off enough calories through activities.

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Whole wheat bread is often recommended as a healthier alternative to white bread. However, do you know what the difference is?

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While it's important to eat a balanced diet, it's even more important to look at the quantity of food you eat and control your portions carefully.

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Your diet and physical activity level affect not only your waist line but your health—how you feel today and in the future. Have you ever asked yourself what a healthy diet is? Healthy diet is a balanced diet.

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Helpful advice on controlling appetite without any appetite suppressing pills.