Those of us who have ever been thinking about losing weight and starting a healthy diet definitely know about the effects of low calorie diets. Specialists recommend a combination of active lifestyle with plenty of physical exercise and a low calorie diet as the best and the proven formula for effective weight loss and management. That is why those who are trying to reduce body mass and become leaner very often use an approach known as ‘calorie counting’:  summing up calorie content of the foods consumed during the day, along with controlling daily calorie burning (as a result of physical activities). This approach can work out and help initiate weight loss for most of us. However, nutritionists and weight loss specialists are convinced that mere calorie reduction and calorie counting may not be enough for effective weight loss. Read the rest of this entry »

A great deal of today’s people are looking for effective diet plans and other weight management techniques which would help them shed extra pounds and decrease the risks of many serious diseases. However, for some people their weight reduction efforts are sometimes put to just simple cut on fats or carbs, and even some share of proteins. Is this strategy effective? According to the findings of a latest study, calorie counting can be a key point, but it seems like it does not matter much where the calories come from. Therefore, simple calorie counting and limiting our daily calorie consumption regardless of their source can be effective enough to put off weight. Read the rest of this entry »