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Should I Cut Out Alcohol to Get Rid of Fat?

First, I’ll toast you to a good question here. (I’m drinking green tea right now, but feel free to have a sip of whatever you wish.) When people ask “does alcohol make you fat,” or “should I stop drinking to lose weight,” the answer is complex
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How to Curb Sugar Cravings Effectively

A lot of people love sugar and you’re probably one of them. In fact, you need to have anything sweet after every meal. However, sugar is not only addictive, but too much of it is not good for your body and your health. With this, you may want to start breaking the habit, so you can kick these empty calories out of your diet. While you may think it is difficult, stopping yourself from grabbing a chocolate bar is actually easy with these methods:
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Back to school: The ABC’s of strength and conditioning

It’s that time of year again. Summer is winding down and kids are preparing to head back to school. Many kids have new clothes, a backpack filled with freshly sharpened pencils, and other supplies to get the year started. As our youngsters head back to school, how we think about progressing in education is how we should think about progressing strength training and injury prevention efforts for young athletes.
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Oatmeal Is Still the World’s Best Performance Breakfast

In a world of green juice and chia seed pudding, this age-old dish is the original, and perhaps most powerful, superfood, especially for athletes competing at the highest levels.
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Bad Nutrition Advice Dietitians Want You To Forget

How many times have you read that you need to eat clean, start juicing or only eat foods that have a specific number of ingredients? The advice may be compelling, and even sound science-y, but in the age of Google and information overload, you have to be careful about who you’re turning to for advice. That’s why, to separate food facts from fiction, I turned to the real nutrition pros— my fellow registered dietitians (RDs). RDs have undergraduate degrees (and often graduate degrees, as well) from accredited programs, complete at least 1,200 hours of supervised practice, pass a registration exam and meet continuing education requirements in order to maintain their professional status. Let's just say they know a thing or two. Here are their top food misconceptions they'd prefer you'd forget.
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The Top Diet Trends of 2019 Explained

Diet fads are a dime a dozen and there’s always a hot new one around the corner with promises of trim waistlines and a cure for whatever ails you. Yet the reality is that there are so many diet plans out there because, well, most of them don’t work
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