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New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia reported to spring training Monday in Tampa telling everyone who would listen about his off-season weight loss, which the 6-foot-7 ace said totaled 25 pounds. How’d he do it?

No more Cap’n Crunch.

“I used to eat that stuff by the box,” he said.

Sugar is the second leading ingredient in Cap’n Crunch — roughly 40 percent of the content, depending on the variety. Assuming that Sabathia actually ate a whole box every day as he claimed, nixing the Cap’n Crunch would’ve saved him from consuming more than 2,000 calories and nearly a full cup of sugar a day.

Read more: CC Sabathia’s New Dieting Gameplan

The actor says he’s eating 6,000 calories a day at the request of his director.

To prep for the next installment of Wolverine, Hugh Jackman says director Darren Aronofsky asked him to bulk up — and so far, it’s working!

“Right now, I’m at 210,” the native Australian tells the L.A. Times of his current weight, the result of an intense diet and workout regime. “It’s 6,000 calories a day. It’s rough.”

Aronofsky — who famously asked Natalie Portman to shed 20 pounds for 2010′s Black Swan — said he wanted wanted Jackman, 42, to look more muscular than he did in 2009′s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” (The actor was closer to 190 pounds at the time.)

Read more: Why Hugh Jackman Eats “6,000 Calories a Day”

Sweet potatoes aren’t necessarily healthier than white potatoes.

“I don’t know what to order,” my friend told me over lunch recently. We were sitting in a great new Italian restaurant near my office.

“I know,” I replied, scanning the menu. “Everything looks terrific!”

“Yeah, but everything is bad for you!” she exclaimed, practically in tears. “I’m passing on the veal—red meat causes cancer. And the eggplant parmesan—cheese has fat, which gives you high cholesterol. And the bread plate—carbs give you diabetes. I can’t eat anything! And I’m really hungry!”

With those kinds of fears, it’s a wonder my “health-conscious” friend didn’t die of starvation: no protein, and no fat, and no carbs? What’s left? Fortunately, as author of Eat This, Not That!, I was able to calm her lunch plate panic, and explain that most of what we consider “bad for you” foods aren’t bad for you at all—they’re just innocent victims of well-intentioned misinformation. A well-balanced diet, combined with some smart choices, is all you need to lose pounds and keep most of our greatest health worries at bay. But many food and nutrition “myths” persist, confusing our food choices and making weight-loss harder and eating less enjoyable. So relax, and start enjoying food again: Here are 15 food fallacies you can forget for good.

Read more: The 15 Worst Health & Diet Myths

Many think that you can lose ten pounds in two weeks or that calories at night are more fattening.

Now that there’s nothing left of the holiday cookies but crumbs, and the requisite holiday parties are no longer usurping your time at the gym, you might be getting fired up about the latest and greatest way you’re going to shed pounds in 2011. Awesome. Personally, my favorite way to lose weight is to plan delicious low-calorie meals that result in my eating fewer calories without even realizing it. (Take EatingWell’s 500-Calorie Dinner Challenge—and cut calories painlessly.) Of course, you need to pick the method that will work best for you—just don’t get tripped up by any of these silly diet myths.

Myth #1: You can lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks. (See what EatingWell nutrition advisor Dr. Rachel Johnson has to say about this myth, fasting and other fad diets.)
Truth: You probably can lose 10 pounds in two weeks if you crash-diet, but you’ll feel terrible—and most of the weight will return once you start eating normally. To truly lose 1 pound, you need to “eliminate” 3,500 calories—the amount stored in a pound of fat—by eating less and moving more. If you cut 500 calories (or cut 300 and burn 200 through exercise) every single day of the week, you’ll lose about a pound a week. And that’s real weight loss. (Jump-start your diet and get support from others with EatingWell’s free Diet Challenge program.)

Read more: 5 diet myths that are tripping you up

The head of the Washington State Potato Commission on Monday neared the end of a self-imposed diet of potatoes-only that he said allowed him to shed more than 20 pounds in two months.

Chris Voigt, 45, began his spuds-only regimen to protest a U.S. Department of Agriculture rule barring low-income recipients of food vouchers under the federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program from using their benefits to purchase white potatoes.

Read more here: Washington state potato booster in spuds-only protest

Now that it’s starting to feel like fall, I can’t wait to get my hands on a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks. But a grande made with whole milk and topped with whipped cream has a whopping 410 calories—crazy, right?

Read more: 5 ways to limit liquid calories

At the end of a long day, after my kids are in bed, lunches are packed and the kitchen is as clean as it’s going to get, I like to eat ice cream. Often, this ritual happens at 10 p.m. You might be thinking: “What kind of nutrition expert promotes late-night emotional eating?” I say: one with expertise in weight management. Looking forward to my ice cream (measured into a half-cup container) keeps me from reaching for sweets earlier in the day. And the whole “eating after 6 p.m. makes you fat” thing just isn’t true. EatingWell Contributing Editor Joyce Hendley tackles this myth and others in a story in the September/October issue of EatingWell Magazine. Here are the details on the 6 p.m. food myth, plus highlights of other myths you should ignore.

Read more here: 6 diet myths to ignore

You work too hard at losing weight to let the weekend blow your diet. Stay on track — and still have fun — with these smart-eating tips for avoiding cravings and overeating in social situations.

Read more here: Weekend-Proof Your Diet

EatingWell’s 28-day Weight Loss Diet Meal Plan is designed to provide an overall healthy-eating program that meets the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans at three different daily caloric levels: 1200, 1500 and 1800. The menus are packed with nutrient-rich foods, including whole grains, lean meats, low-fat dairy and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Read more here: Weight Loss Diet Meal Plan

Is it just me, or does it seem like, these days, almost everyone has cancer somewhere in their family tree? Terrifying? Totally. But the good, absolutely fantastic, news is that regardless of your family history, you can very easily lower your cancer risk. The best way to start: Pile some delicious food on your fork, chew, swallow and repeat.

Read more here: The Anti-Cancer Diet