Is Evening Eating Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Efforts?

by Naomi Tupper May 1, 2013
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When following a weight loss diet, many people find that they can stick to a lower calorie healthy eating plan throughout the day with little difficulty.  However, when it comes to the evening they struggle to keep up the good work and may even undo all the efforts of the day by consuming a huge amount of calories and sabotaging their weight loss progress, often without even realising that they are doing so. Here we will look at why evening eating can be the downfall

How to Eat Healthily On a Budget

by Naomi Tupper April 29, 2013
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In the current times of economic uncertainty, many people have to make their money go a little bit further when it comes to food.  Unfortunately, this often leads to the neglect of healthy eating habits, as in many cases healthy food is perceived to be more expensive than less healthy options. When you can buy a read-made pizza for a few dollars, there often doesn’t seem to be any point in spending more money on fresh ingredients to make a meal, however with a bit

Should you avoid high fructose corn syrup?

by Naomi Tupper April 26, 2013
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High fructose corn syrup or HFCS is seen by some to be the single cause for the obesity epidemic we are currently facing, but is it really any worse that other forms of sugar? Depending on who you talk to, you will get a different answer to this question.  However, despite the varying opinions on the subject, the consensus in the scientific world seems to be that HFCS is no worse for us than other forms of sugar. Epidemiological studies have shown a definite rise

Is Bread Bad For You and How Much is too much?

by Naomi Tupper April 24, 2013
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Bread is convenient, tasty and requires little preparation, so it is no wonder it has become a huge part of many people’s daily diet.  However, it also gets a lot of bad press as to the effects on health and in particular weight gain that eating bread may have.  We have been eating bread for hundreds of years, so will we really benefit from cutting this staple food out of out diet or is there a place for bread in a healthy eating regime? Benefits

Terry lost 60lbs and his story will motivate you

by Hara Hagikalfa April 22, 2013
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Ask the experts – Let’s talk about inspiration Inspiration sometimes comes from the most unusual places such as the everyday little things which make us smile, from the people we love and from our heroes. A while back I got a message from Terry, a reader of caloriesecrets who wanted to thank me for the support through the articles and wanted to share his weight loss success with me. I must admit I was touched and hearing from Terry every now and then about meeting

Is Stevia Healthy?

by Naomi Tupper April 19, 2013
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Stevia is one of so many sweeteners to hit the shelves as an alternative to sugar with less calories.  Whilst many artificial sweeteners are unnatural chemicals, stevia is promoted as a natural alternative, however, the question remains as to how safe it is and if the advertised benefits are well supported by science. What is Stevia? Stevia is obtained from the native South American Shrub Stevia rebaudiana.  It is naturally very sweet, over 200 times more than common sugar, however contains very few calories, making

10 Foods you should never put in the fridge

by Naomi Tupper April 17, 2013
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The refrigerator is a great invention that has hugely increased the time we can keep out food without it spoiling.  However, whilst it is an essential tool to store food safely for some foods, others do not respond well to lower temperatures and can lose much of their flavor and even spoil quicker when stored in the fridge. 10 foods you should never store in the fridge Tomatoes The ripening and taste of tomatoes can be drastically affected when stored in the fridge.  A reaction that produces

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