Don't let hunger sidetrack your efforts to lose weight. Choose foods that can control your appetite to make dieting easier and increase your chances for success. The best foods to eat for weight loss keep you feeling full longer, provide you with good nutrition and help you maintain your weight when your diet is over.
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If you're concerned about the possible negative effects of Coke and other sugary, sweetened soft drinks on your waistline and health, there are plenty of healthier alternatives. Sugary soft drinks should be drunk rarely, if at all. A typical can of regular soda has 150 calories and 10 tsp. of sugar.
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The 7-day Sacred Heart diet is a fad diet that's been circulating for many years. As the story goes, it was developed at Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital for heart surgery patients who needed to lose weight quickly, but many hospitals by that name have issued statements denying responsibility.
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Night sweats accompanied by severe, unexplained weight loss are distressing symptoms that may signal a serious disorder, according to the American Association of Family Physicians. The cause can be an infectious disease, a hormonal disorder or certain cancers.
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Parnate, the brand name of the drug tranylcypromine sulfate, is an antidepressant classified as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, or MAOI. Parnate is used for the treatment of major depressive disorder. If you take Parnate--or have taken it within two weeks--you must avoid any food that contains tyramine.
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Eating shrimp is a tasty way to get protein, iron and selenium without a lot of calories or fat. You can easily prepare frozen shell-on shrimp by thawing and then boiling them on your stove-top.
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Vegetarians make up approximately 2.5 percent of the U.S. population, according to Colorado State University Extension. The reasons people choose to follow a vegetarian diet vary as much as styles of vegetarianism.
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White bread -- the ubiquitous soft and fluffy slices still favored by many -- looks delicious but has little substance. Most hamburger buns, French and Italian bread, Kaiser rolls, bagels and pizza crust are also white bread and none of them are good for you.
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If you suffer from fructose malabsorption, foods containing fructose -- a sugar your body can't absorb -- cause gas, bloating, burping and diarrhea.
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When you get a craving for a peanut butter and banana sandwich, go ahead and indulge. If you choose your bread wisely, this sandwich is a healthy choice for breakfast or lunch. A peanut butter and banana sandwich provides healthy unsaturated fats, protein, fiber and complex carbs.
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Fajitas are a popular Mexican dish made with marinated grilled meat, sauteed green peppers and onions and topped with salsa, guacamole, sour cream and shredded cheese, all rolled up in a flour tortilla.
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Kellogg's Froot Loops is a multicolored, sugar-filled processed breakfast cereal marketed to children by the cartoon character Toucan Sam. The front of Froot Loop's colorful packaging boasts fiber and whole grains, but not the high sugar content. Froot Loops does not have the nutritional value of a healthy cereal.
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Most people love the taste of sweets, and they're seldom disappointed -- sugar is added to an array of foods, including soda, breakfast cereals, baked goods and even to foods not normally considered sweet, such as bread and canned soups.
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Vitamins are organic nutrients that are vital for good health and normal functioning of all the cells, tissues and processes of the body. It's important to eat a balanced diet that contains a wide variety of foods to get all of the vitamins you need.
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Walnuts, considered one of the healthiest nuts, pack a lot of health-boosting nutrients in a small package. Walnut oil is rich and nutty-tasting, but it has a lot more going for it than flavor. To get the maximum health benefits, choose unrefined walnut oil, store it in your refrigerator and use within one year.
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Nuts are a tasty snack packed with nutrition. They're good for your health as long as they're not candy-coated, fried in oil or covered with salt. They're available raw and roasted, but is one better than the other? Either way, nuts average about 185 calories per ounce, and can pack on the pounds if you're not careful.
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The Baconator is a specialty sandwich made by the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain. Wendy's describes the Baconator as a "tasty treat" made up of beef patties topped with smoked bacon and American cheese, served on a premium bun.
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Iron is an essential mineral. Iron enables the blood to carry oxygen to the entire body. Iron deficiency causes a disorder known as anemia, which causes fatigue, weakness, pale skin, shortness of breath, decreased ability to concentrate, dizziness and a rapid heart rate.
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