Why You're Still Chubby

The truth may not set you free—but it might make your pants looser

(NEWSER) - Nutritionist Joy Bauer, the "Today" show's diet editor, looks at some popular dieting myths—or are they?

1. Diet and exercise can transform fat into muscle: The one can't become the other.
2. Metabolism slows with age, and there's nothing you can do about it: Exercise can maintain your burn.

Both low-fat plan and Atkins-style regimen lead to weight loss

(NEWSER) - Besides leading to weight loss, a low-carbohydrate diet helps lower blood pressure, according to a new study. Research subjects randomly assigned to a low-carb regimen lost about as much weight as patients following a low-fat plan and taking a weight-loss drug—the generic version of the medication marketed as Alli—but showed a significant improvement in blood pressure readings. More»

Here are some easy suggestions for making your diet healthier

(NEWSER) - Did you vow to eat healthier in 2008? Start by adding whole grains to your diet with these these 10 tips from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

1. When a recipe calls for white flour, use half white flour and half whole wheat.
2. Add ½ cup of cooked bulgur, wild rice, or barley to bread stuffing.
3. Add ½ cup of cooked wheat or rye berries, wild rice, brown rice, sorghum, or barley to soup.
4. Use whole cornmeal for corncakes, corn breads, and corn muffins.
5. Add ¾ cup of uncooked oats for every pound of meat in recipes for burgers or meatloaf.

That bran muffin might not be doing your body the wonders you thought

(NEWSER) - The authors of Eat This, Not That! provided Men's Health with 9 foods that aren't as healthy as they claim. Replace your:

1. Bran muffin (420 calories, 20g fat) with ham, egg, and cheese on an English muffin (300 calories, 12g fat)
2. Chicken Caesar salad (900 calories, 60g fat) with grilled chicken on mixed greens (400 calories, 20g fat)
3. Tuna melt (900 calories, 50g fat) with a roast beef or ham sandwich (500 calories, 15g fat)
4. Chicken wrap (700 calories, 35g fat) with a grilled chicken sandwich (375 calories, 15g fat)
5. Turkey burger (850 calories, 50g fat) with a 7 oz. sirloin steak (350 calories, 20g fat)

Studies don't support connection between working out and slimming down

(NEWSER) - The idea that exercise is the key to shedding pounds is relatively modern—and a whole lot of hogwash, Gary Taubes argues in New York magazine. Though the theory that working out makes us lose weight has been around since the 1960s, scientific research has consistently shown that the relationship between weight and exercise is spurious. More»