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By Matt Fitzgerald Published 1 day ago Cutting out food with no nutritional value is the simplest diet there is.

Ignore the smoke and mirrors. Avoiding junk food is the way to go.

Cutting out food with no nutritional value is the simplest diet there is.

There are a million ways you could change your diet to promote weight loss. The options include eating less carbohydrate or less fat, eating more protein, eating more frequently, eating smaller portions, eating more fiber, going vegetarian, and switching from processed to whole grains, to name a few. But of the million ways you could change your diet to lose weight, which is the most effective? In other words, if you could make only one change, what should that change be?

Before I answer this question, let me first define effective. Obviously, a dietary change must first of all produce weight loss when practiced correctly and consistently to be considered effective for weight loss. But in my view thats not enough. I believe a dietary change must also be relatively easy to practice correctly and consistently to be considered truly effective for weight loss. In other words, a change must work in practice for real people rather than just in theory.

There are many dietary changes that work for weight loss only in theory. The most extreme example is the very low-calorie diet (VLCD). If you reduce your daily caloric intake to the bare minimum required to maintain basic health (which is about 800 calories per day for the average person), you will lose a lot of weight. However, you will also be wracked with hunger all day long. Very few people are psychologically capable of sustaining a VLCD. Thus, its effective in theory but not in practice.

Some dietary changes for weight loss are ineffective in practice because, like the VLCD, they require inordinate willpower. Others are ineffective because they are too complex, too weird, or too countercultural for most people to practice correctly and consistently. Glycemic index-based diets are an example of the too-complex kind, grain-free diets an example of the countercultural kind. Sure, there are some people who get good results from such diets, but they dont work for the majority.

By my definition, the single most effective dietary change for weight loss is the elimination of junk food from the diet. This is true for two reasons. First, junk food really is the reason most of us could stand to lose a few pounds. Its a prosaic fact thats almost disappointing to accept, but its a fact nonetheless. Science and commerce have created a public mindset whereby we want the cause of our fatness to be revealed as a breakthrough discovery and we want the solution to our weight issues to be novel and preferably available in pill form. But this mindset serves to do nothing besides distract us from the boring reality that the difference between our actual and ideal weights is accounted for entirely by fried foods, fast food, snack chips, soft drinks, candy, and other sweets.

The second reason that eliminating junk food from the diet is the single most effective weight-loss measure is that it is simple almost to the point of absurdity. If a person knows only one thing about nutrition, she probably knows what constitutes junk food. The average five-year-old comprehends the difference between food and junk food, and this transparency matters. Studies have found that the more complex dieters perceive their nutrition programs to be, the sooner they abandon them.

But wait a minute: The reason we eat junk food in the first place is that its delicious and tempting. Is a junk food-free diet truly more realistic than any other diet? Let me be clear: I dont believe that any dietary change that has the capacity to yield significant weight loss is easy to sustain. But eliminating junk food is easier than the rest because it is confined to a single change. There is plenty else to eat besides junk food. Eradicating junk food leaves behind all of the true staple foods of our cultural diet.

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Apr 24, 2012, 15:02 GMT

Jason Segal

Jason Segal was 'forced' to lose weight for his new movie.

The funnyman actor stars alongside Emily Blunt in his latest film 'The Five-Year Engagement' but was told by bosses he should shift at least 35lbs as they wanted the film to be as realistic as possible.

He told talk show host David Letterman: 'I was forced to lose weight for this movie. It was by the studio president!

'I was told it had to be conceivable that Emily Blunt would ever choose me to be her husband, which I think is fair enough! I had to lose a good 35lbs. I didn't enjoy it but they sent a trainer to set and I had to work out twice a day and he would also watch me eat all day.'

However, the 'How I Met Your Mother' star - who is currently dating actress Michelle Williams - says he didn't follow the strict rules he was put under and did his best to eat as much food as possible.

He said: 'What they didn't anticipate is that I'm very clever and I play a chef in the movie, so there were a lot of scenes in which I had to eat. So I paid my co-stars phenomenal amounts of money to mess up their lines during the scenes and I'd get to keep eating!'

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Jason Segal was ''forced'' to lose weight for his new movie, 'The Five-Year Engagement', because producers wanted it to be as realistic as possible so that co-star Emily Blunt would want to marry him.

Jason Segal was ''forced'' to lose weight for his new movie.

The funnyman actor stars alongside Emily Blunt in his latest film 'The Five-Year Engagement' but was told by bosses he should shift at least 35lbs as they wanted the film to be as realistic as possible.

He told talk show host David Letterman: ''I was forced to lose weight for this movie. It was by the studio president!

''I was told it had to be conceivable that Emily Blunt would ever choose me to be her husband, which I think is fair enough! I had to lose a good 35lbs. I didn't enjoy it but they sent a trainer to set and I had to work out twice a day and he would also watch me eat all day.''

However, the 'How I Met Your Mother' star - who is currently dating actress Michelle Williams - says he didn't follow the strict rules he was put under and did his best to eat as much food as possible.

He said: ''What they didn't anticipate is that I'm very clever and I play a chef in the movie, so there were a lot of scenes in which I had to eat. So I paid my co-stars phenomenal amounts of money to mess up their lines during the scenes and I'd get to keep eating!''

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By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff

The safe way to slim down for the white gown

Im constantly amazed at the stupid stuff people will try to lose weight, feel better, or get some momentary visceral pleasure. (And, no, Im not talking about the secret service agents suspended for their Colombian exploits.) A rash of strange and ridiculous fads have been hitting the headlines lately and in case youre wondering whether to try one yourself, heres why you shouldnt.

1. Feeding tubes for weight loss. A Sunday New York Times article about brides-to-be hooking themselves up to feeding tubes to lose weight before the big day takes the three-tiered wedding cake for the stupidest weight loss stunt. Yet, there are actually doctors willing to insert a nasogastric tube through the nose, down the esophagus, and into the stomach to provide super low-calorie nourishment and rapid weight loss.

The price? About $1,500 for the 10-day treatment, but the price to the body includes constipation, bad breath, and dizziness along with the possibility of kidney stones, dehydration, and headaches.

I think its pretty gross, said nutrition researcher Dr. Thomas Moore, a professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. And you wind up burning off a lot of muscle on these low 800 calorie a day diets -- including heart muscle.

2. Intravenous hangover cure. A Las Vegas-based anesthesiologist last week began offering an IV cure for hangovers. For $90 or $150, patients get hooked up to an IV bag to alleviate dehydration caused by the hangover or, for the higher priced option, get a dose of powerful anti-nausea medication normally given to cancer patients.

How about just spending $5 on a few water bottles and aspirin? That way, you dont have to worry about side effects from the nausea medication, nor bruising from the IV needle.

3. Bacon sundae. Burger King started test marketing a sundae with a strip of bacon in some cities. Im not sure when, or if, the sundae is coming to Boston, but its not the first time bacon has been combined with ice cream. Jack in the Box offers a bacon milkshake, and Dennys started sprinkling bacon bits on its Maple Bacon Sundae last month. I guess these fast-food chains figured if fried butter on a stick was a hit at the Iowa fair, they had to up their ante.

4. Huggable vending machine. Ever thought of hugging a vending machine? What if it gave you a free snack in return? Coke vending machines in Singapore are doing just that: spitting out free cans in return for a hug. Its a campaign Coca-Cola is rolling out across Southeast Asia to get more people hooked on sugary beverages. In the U.S., we could certainly use huggable vending machines to encourage more of us to eat more fresh fruit or vegetables. We might be waiting a long time for that one.

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BOSTON (CBS) Obese Americans can still lose weight the old-fashioned way, according to researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

According to the study, obese people are more likely to lose weight through basic diet and exercise than other methods.

We found that people who said they were eating less fat, exercising more, taking prescription weight loss medicine and joining weight loss programs were successful at losing weight, said lead author Jacinda M. Nicklaus, a clinical research fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030s Diane Stern spoke with Nicklaus:

Researchers analyzed self-reported data taken from 4,000 obese people over the age of 20, of which 2,523 attempted to lose weight. More than 40 percent of them reported that they lost at least 5% of their weight.

The numbers also showed that those using more popular weight-loss diets, liquid diets and non-prescription weight-loss pills were not as successful at losing weight.

Those people who said they were doing a popular diet, or they used a popular diet to lose weight, were not associated with successful weight loss, said Nicklaus.

The study did not look at an obese persons ability to keep the weight off.

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11:37, Sunday, 1 April 2012

Adele has reportedly taken up jogging with her boyfriend Simon Konecki and the pair are also claimed to be following a strict vegetarian diet in a bid to lose weight.

The Daily Mail claims that the singer, 23, and her 36-year-old beau have already shed more than a stone apiece over the last month.

A source told the paper that they go running each morning with Adele's dog Louie, near the home she rents in West Sussex.

The mole said: "The weight is dropping off them and they plan to keep dieting until the end of April. They are inseparable they are losing weight together, getting fit together and planning a future together.

"Adele says she's doing her best work and feels healthier than she has for months."

We told you a little while ago that Adele was hoping to drop two dress sizes.

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What type of exercise is really going to help me lose weight?

Thats a very good question with lots of different answers. My first instinct would be to tell you that the best exercise for you is an exercise that you enjoy. Think about it youre only going to lose weight if you actually do the exercise repeatedly and for an extended period time. And you are more likely to continue an exercise if youre enjoying it. So it makes sense, then, to say that the best way for you to lose weight is to exercise by doing something you enjoy.

I could easily end the article right there and be satisfied, but Ill give you a few more tips in your weight loss endeavor before I do. The healthiest way to lose weight is to increase your activity level with calorie-burning activities and decrease your caloric intake.

Everyone knows how to decrease the number of calories you put into your mouth everyday. Everyone also knows that there are healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, that we should be choosing to eat more of it. As simple as that sounds, it proves difficult in this world of fast food and comfort food and a dinner for every celebration imaginable.

It all comes down to our choices in those situations. The same is true in our choice to increase our activity level and burn those calories. The answer really is simple: do it. But, we try and complicate it with our busy schedules, a fear of committing to a particular exercise regime, and fooling ourselves into believing that it just costs too much money to exercise correctly.

Its true that we are very busy and our schedules are full, but finding just 30 minutes 4 times a week to care for your body and train it to start working the way its supposed to, will save you time in the long run. Its also true that there are many types of exercise regimes to choose from and it does make sense to eventually pick one and stick with it, but it is perfectly okay to play the field and try some different things before you jump in with both feet.

For burning the maximum amount of calories, you need to have an elevated heart rate for at least 20-25 minutes, 4 times a week. Jogging, bicycling, walking, swimming, playing a sport, aerobics classes these are all great ways to elevate your heart rate. Now, to address the issue of exercising costing too much money. There are certainly costly options available to you when choosing an exercise, but there are also plenty of low cost or free options as well. The smartest investment would definitely be a gym membership without a long-term commitment that has several different types of exercise options to offer.

When thinking about your overall health, $20-$30 a month is not that costly. It is true that building lean muscles through weight lifting will greatly accelerate your weight loss efforts. Lifting weights allows your body to be working and burning calories for at least 24 hours after the exercise as your muscles are building themselves back up. This increases your metabolism, which we all know benefits weight loss. Lean muscles in our body aid in eliminating fat as well.

Ill also admit that weight machines can be a bit intimidating at first. They are not, however, anything to be scared of it. Building and strengthening your muscles is such an integral part of effective weight loss and thats not scary at all! It is important to be cautious and smart around weight machines, which does require a knowledge and understanding of the machines. But this does not have to cost you a lot of money. The City Rec Center offers a free weight room orientation three times a month. They also offer very affordable personal training with discounts for two or more people. Meeting with a personal trainer just a couple of times can give you the confidence to attack weight training on your own, and move you closer to your weight loss goals.

Ill end much like the way I began, in stating that choosing an exercise plan you will enjoy is the greatest way for you to lose weight. I would, however, recommend the addition of strength training and the accountability and variety of a gym membership to challenge you and offer you all the tools necessary at your disposal.

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By Ankita Mehta | Apr 01, 2012 05:38 AM EDT

Singer Adele is turning vegetarian to lose weight after fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld called her "too fat."

The 33-year-old Grammy winner and her 36-year-old charity campaigner boyfriend Simon Konecki have followed a strict vegetarian diet for the past one month and have lost almost a stone. The couple goes for jogging every morning.

"The weight is dropping off them and they plan to keep dieting until the end of April," the Daily Mail reported quoting a friend of the 23-year-old Grammy winner, who lives with Konecki in a rented 6million pile in West Sussex.

"They are inseparable - they are losing weight together, getting fit together and planning a future together. Adele says she's doing her best work and feels healthier than she has for months," he added.

Adele has been working out with a personal trainer twice a week at her home and has reportedly quit smoking.

"Adele has found so much more energy now she's quit smoking. She really wants to get healthier, now that she's half-way there," theSun reported, quoting a source.

"She had always been curious about taking up Pilates but until recently there just hadn't been any time."

British singer, six Grammy winner Adele. Image Credit: Reuters

Photographs of British singer, six Grammy winner, Adele, through the years. Image Credit: Reuters

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There's a fat that makes you thin, researchers say.

Brown fat, two new studies suggest, burn calories like a furnace. The research is raising hopes that it may someday be used to help people control their weight.

Until about three years ago, it was thought that only babies had brown fat because they don't shiver like adults, and use it to keep warm.

Then, scientists discovered that adults have it too, in small amounts in the upper back, on the side of the neck, in the dip between the collarbone and the shoulder, and along the spine.

Now, in one new study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, six men were cooled down for three hours, but not enough to make them shiver, and they burned an extra 250 calories.

Other data shows that when mice exercise, they release a hormone that turns white fat cells into fat-burning brown ones. And it may work the same way in humans. It may also explain why exercise burns more calories than you might expect.

It's too soon to recommend that you chill yourself to a slimmer waist, but does seem like brown fat is a fat we can learn to love.

To watch Dr. Holly Phillips' report on brown fat, click on the video in the player above.

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Published: March. 30, 2012 at 1:56 AM

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 30 (UPI) -- Obese white teenage girls who lose weight might not get a boost in self-esteem or feel better about themselves, U.S. researchers said.

Sarah A. Mustillo, a Purdue University associate professor of sociology who studies obesity in childhood and adolescence, used data from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study.

"We found that obese black and white teenage girls who transitioned out of obesity continued to see themselves as fat, despite changes in their relative body mass," Mustillo said in a statement. "Further, obese white girls had lower self-esteem than their normal-weight peers and their self-esteem remained flat even as they transitioned out of obesity."

The health and weight of more than 2,000 black and white girls was tracked for 10 years, starting at ages 9-10, as part of the national study. The girls were separated into one of three groups -- normal weight, transitioned out of obesity and chronically obese -- based on their body mass trends during the 10-year period.

There was a difference in self-esteem levels between races. Self-esteem for black girls transitioning from the obese to the normal range rebounded, but teens of both races continued to have negative body perceptions.

"The self-esteem for black girls was lower overall to begin with, but for those who moved into the normal weight range, self-esteem increased more than it did for any other group of girls," Mustillo said.

The findings were published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

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