Diastasis recti is an all-too-common problem that affects both women and men. The condition can be caused by internal pressure on the front of your abdomen around your belly button as a result of obesity or pregnancy, causing the connective tissue in your abdomen to separate or weaken.

All alcoholic drinks contain calories, and wines -- red, white, sparkling and dessert -- are no exception. If you are trying to lose weight, you need to take into consideration the wine you drink. Depending on the number of glasses you drink per day and other dietary factors, you may even need to cut back.

Alli is the first Food and Drug Administration approved weight loss pill. Alli contains half the prescription strength of the weight loss drug orlistat. To avoid unwanted side effects, users of Alli are advised to follow a low fat diet.

Maybe you've always been a little heavy around your hips and midsection, or you've started putting on weight as you age. Whatever the cause, there's only one surefire way to rein it in -- a healthy lifestyle. This includes a nutritious diet, regular exercise, stress control and adequate sleep.

Breaking down fat deposits and losing weight involve months or years of dedication and motivation, but the process is simple at its core; to lose weight, you need to get more activity and eat fewer calories than you burn.

If you're trying to get pregnant, you'll likely want to make sure you're not doing anything that could negatively impact your fertility or harm your embryo if you conceive. "Fat burners" are a broad category of substances that occur in foods or that you take as supplements.

When your belly expands due to weight gain, the fat surrounding the internal organs expands, and creates additional fat deposits into the omentum -- an apron-like flap that lies under your abdominal muscles and in front of the intestines. A mother's apron belly isn't unique to women who've given birth.

Taking a multivitamin to make sure you meet the minimum requirements for essential vitamins and minerals is fine for most healthy people, but taking more than one multivitamin per day is not, unless you choose a multivitamin that is formulated to be taken twice a day.

Protein, carbohydrates and fats are the three macronutrients that make up all foods consist. Many foods are combinations of two or three different macronutrients. Some macronutrients contain more calories per gram than others, and should be used in moderation.

To be in basketball shape, you must have excellent aerobic and anaerobic endurance. Aerobic endurance allows you to perform physical activity over a long period, while anaerobic endurance allows you to perform high-intensity activities over a short period, such as a sprint.

Getting too much of certain vitamins can cause adverse and even dangerous side effects. Because of this, the Institute of Medicine establishes something known as a tolerable upper intake level for many vitamins. This is the highest amount you can take without risking side effects in most cases.

The Mayo Clinic's R.M. Wilder, M.D., developed the ketogenic diet in the 1920s as a cure for epileptic seizures in children.