"The Abs Diet for Women" is a diet plan book written by David Zinczenko, the editor-in-chief of Men's Health magazine. The diet is an offshoot of "The Abs Diet," a similar book and program designed for both men and women.

The key to weight loss is simple, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: burn more calories than you consume by reducing your intake, exercising more or both.

Pole dancing has gone mainstream, appearing in gym classes, everyday parties and television shows. If your goal is weight loss, you could do a lot worse than join the trend.

If you have a pear shaped body, one that efficiently stores fat on the hips and thighs, you're actually healthier than someone with an apple shape. According to Time magazine, people who are pear shaped have a less aggressive insulin response and thus experience less blood sugar fluctuations that lead to overeating.

Starvation mode occurs when you eat too little. When you reduce your total calorie count too much, your body actually saves up anything you eat, causing weight loss to stop or slow down considerably. To remedy this, you should eat more.

Carnation Instant Breakfast and Slim Fast are both brands that have shakes you drink instead of eating a meal. Both can be healthy options, filled with protein and vitamins.

Just like adults, the obesity epidemic is hitting teens hard. But if they're trying to lose belly fat, teens should not follow a restrictive fad diet that promises quick weight loss. For a teen, it's more about creating healthy habits so his middle trims down as he slowly grows into his weight.

Unfortunately, belts used to melt away the pounds don’t promote weight loss. Even if you wrap both thighs in these devices, you’re not going to see much of a change in your measurements. The only proven method to reduce the size of the thighs is to lower your total body fat percentage.

While some celebrities may have 24-inch waists, this isn't an easy feat to accomplish and isn't necessarily healthy for everyone. Although it isn't possible to spot reduce and just lose fat from your midsection, a combination of diet and exercise can help you shrink your waistline along with the rest of your body.

Acetyl L-Carnitine may be sold as a weight-loss aid, but you'll probably lose little more than money if you count on this supplement to shed pounds. Despite the plethora of pills and potions on the market, the only reliable way to lose weight is to consume fewer calories than you burn each day.

Whether you refer to them as your upper, middle or lower abdominals, the muscle you're referring to is the rectus abdominis.Excess fat covering this muscle increases your risk of health conditions, such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

For men and women with sedentary jobs, regular exercise is crucial to staying trim and preventing diseases. A sedentary job is defined as one in which you are seated and not moving for the vast majority of the workday.