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A new study finally sets the record straight about eating three vs. six meals a day.

Which will help me slim down-6 mini meals or 3 squares? I get this question a lot, especially from people who are trying to slim down, because I’m a registered dietitian and nutrition editor of EatingWell Magazine. It’s a common question, especially among dieters looking to get an extra edge on their weight loss.

Read more: Which Will Help Me Slim Down—6 Mini Meals or 3 Squares?

It’s been featured on Dr. Oz’s TV show, but does the latest fruit fad to promote weight-loss really work?

Goodbye, grapefruit diet. Hello, African mango?

Everyone’s looking for the magical weight-loss solution. Some claim they’ve found it in the African mango, the latest fruit fad to invade the weight-loss world. Its supplements have even been endorsed on The Dr. Oz show.

Dr. Tanya Edwards wrote on DoctorOz.com:

“Sounds like a magic bullet to me! I tried it myself, and lo and behold, in the first month of taking it (only once per day, mind you, instead of the recommended twice daily), I lost seven pounds without making any changes in my usual healthy diet and exercise routine!”

Read more: Is African mango a weight-loss wonder fruit?

Eggs and soups have a bad reputation, but cutting them out could do you more harm.

Think weight loss is all about sacrifice? Don’t cut these healthy foods from your diet — they can help you lose weight.

When we think weight loss, we think sacrifice. Time to cut portion sizes and cut out our favourite foods.

However, sometimes we can do more harm than good when it comes to the ruthless cuts. It’s easy to lose sight of healthy foods than can support weight loss, or, worse yet, cut out supposedly “bad” foods that can actually be beneficial.

Here’s a quick look at how certain foods can help you shed some pounds, and some top choices to try.

Why are some foods better than others? Research has uncovered many trends we can use. Here’s what to look for:

- Low calorie density. Your body doesn’t count calories — instead, it responds to the volume of food in your stomach. Fool your brain into satiety by choosing foods that have a lot of bulk but few calories — like fruits, vegetables and popcorn.

Read more: Foods that help you lose weight

Trainer explains how the UFC star drops 23 pounds — then gains them back overnight.

Have you ever looked at Georges St-Pierre on TV, then caught a glimpse of your beer gut in the mirror and thought: There’s no way that guy can only be 170 pounds. I mean, look at him.

No? Just me?

Well, if you think that number’s a little low, you’re right.

The man behind the legend that is GSP offered a glimpse of the extreme measures ‘Rush’ must go to make weight before a fight. And it should come with a warning: Don’t try this at home. Seriously.

Firas Zahabi, head coach of the UFC welterweight champ, spoke to the Toronto Star’s Morgan Campbell about some of St.-Pierre’s secrets.

Zahabi, who spends six days a week working with GSP, says the champ’s walking around weight is 194. But dropping those pounds in time for a fight is actually a breeze for a specimen like him.

Read more: How GSP loses 23 pounds, then gains it back overnight

Those who ate Greek yogurt daily in one study lost 81 percent more abdominal fat.

A colleague—I’ll call her Mary—was in my office recently, complaining about her body with just those words. I listened, nodding sympathetically, because I couldn’t speak—I had a mouth full of almonds and was washing them down with chocolate milk. Mary stared at me as though I’d just backed over her dachshund. “You eat all the time, and you never gain weight!” she exclaimed. “What, is there a picture in your attic that gets fatter while you stay thin?”

“I never gain weight because I eat all the time,” I explained, reaching for a napkin. “Not snacking is exactly the wrong thing to do!”

Our bodies evolved to graze; when food gets scarce, we start to retain fat as a way of protecting ourselves from famine. “That’s exactly what happens when you don’t snack between meals,” I told her. “Your body doesn’t know where its next meal is coming from, so it’s afraid to shed the extra pounds.” Worse, you wind up eating more than you need at every meal.

Read more: The 6 Snacks You Should Eat Every Day

Among the options: a breakfast food that helps you lose twice as many pounds than if you ate a bagel.

As spring nudges its way forward, some of us are left with an unpleasant souvenir of winter—an extra “layer.” Though that winter coat might have kept us warm through the long, cold season, by spring it’s time to shed the padding. The good news is many springtime foods promote weight loss naturally, and not just because they’re lighter than those hearty winter dishes. Here are my top picks for spring foods to help you slim down.

Read more: Spring foods to help you shed your winter weight

A weight-loss plan linked to Kate Middleton’s family will be in bookstores soon.

First there was Atkins, then came South Beach, and now there’s the Dukan Diet. Dr. Pierre Dukan, dubbed the Dr. Atkins of France, is responsible for Europe’s most popular diet book and the latest carnivorous weight-loss plan. In April, the book will be released in the U.S. and it’s already cooking up controversy.

The book outlines a protein-rich, low-fat approach to weight loss. According to The New York Times, there are four phases of the Dukan diet: the first involves a strict menu of non-fatty protein (skinless turkey, chicken breast, low-fat beef, or fish), plus 1.5 tablespoons of oat bran daily and loads of water. In phase two, dieters are introduced to veggies. Phase three, they’re allowed two slices of bread, a serving of cheese and fruit and two servings of carbs a day, with a wine-and-dessert allowance two days a week. In the final phase of the diet, “Dukamaniacs” (as they’re dubbed) can eat anything they want, provided they return to phase one’s protein, oat bran, and water regimen one day per week.

Read more: France’s Dukan diet linked to Middleton family

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

A diet packed with “resistant starch” is the little-known secret to getting and staying slim.

Eating a diet packed with the right kind of carbs is the little-known secret to getting and staying slim for life.

When we talk about the right kind of carbs, we mean Resistant Starch. Hundreds of studies conducted at respected universities and research centers have shown Resistant Starch—such as grains, beans, and legumes—helps you eat less, burn more calories, feel more energized and less stressed, and lower cholesterol.

Sound too good to be true? Here are eight evidence-based reasons you must get carbs back in your life if you are ever to achieve that coveted sleek, slim look.

Read more: 8 reasons carbs help you lose weight

More people need to shed pounds, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released today showing another uptick in the nation’s obesity rate. And one way to lose weight is to go online and head for websites designed to help.

Participants in a study published last week in the Journal of Medical Internet Research who entered their meals and physical activity in online diaries at least once a month for roughly two years were more likely to lose weight—and keep it off—than others who did so less diligently.

Many weight-loss sites offer this feature, but there’s more to shedding pounds than making diary entries, says study author Kristine Funk, a researcher at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore.

Read more here: 5 Weight-Loss Websites That Work