Those 100-calorie snack packs are tasty, convenient, and perfectly portioned for calorie counters. Some well-known treats like Oreo, Chips Ahoy, and Ritz, even Pringles, Lays chips, Cheetos, Balance energy bars, Cadbury, and even Coke are following the trend to make 100-calorie per package portions of their products.

It is important for all of us to watch what we eat — for our health and our waistlines. There are dozens of 100-calorie treats out there, some healthier than others. It’s ok to snack during the day; just make sure to watch how many calories are in that snack.

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Although food manufacturers are definitely doing better by shrinking portion sizes instead of super-sizing…

The biggest mistake many people make is starting a fat loss program without truly making a decision. Here are five common mistakes made whilst trying to lose body fat, these can include overtraining, incorrect nutrition and more.

1) Not having back up.

Trying to lose fat without social support is the wrong way to go about this. Ideally, you’d have your doctor, an RD, a trainer, your workout partner, your spouse, your workmates, and your friends all behind you. Research shows that you’ll benefit most from a health professional and a workout partner that is also successful. Get those two people on your team first, and then work on the rest…

Metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms to maintain life. These processes allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments.

Metabolism is an important factor in your weight management. Dietary and lifestyle habits can play a significant role in how rapidly the body burns calories and fat. Here are ways to boost the metabolism and increase fat burning.

1) Strength training. It boosts metabolism up to 10% after a training program. In fact, despite what many men and women think, harder exercise is better for your metabolism. In one study, women received a greater metabolic boost from using 8 repetitions per set…

People want to be healthy but there are certain foods that are the healthiest that people neglect. They do not even think that these small items pack a lot of nutrients that are even healthier than the foods they are used to eating.

We have listed below 5 food items that most tend to forget to add to their diet.

1. Dried Plums. This is one food that definitely suffers from an unglamorous reputation – especially when referred to by their more common name: prunes. But they have twice the potassium as bananas and 38 percent more antioxidants than blueberries. Plus, they provide both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber – including pectin,…