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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

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

On May 11, the White House announced it was targeting a new threat to America’s health and security. It wasn’t some rogue nation or terrorist organization, or a newfound disease or environmental threat. It was a class of chemicals that are making Americans fat. They’re called endocrine disrupting chemicals, or EDCs. And chances are you’re eating or drinking them right now.

Read more: Why You Can’t Lose Those Last 10 Pounds

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

It’s time for your personal “diet revolution.” The diet books are out, weight-loss advertisements are in newspapers and magazines, on the radio, Internet and television–you can’t miss them. But the key question is: Can you really lose the weight for good? Can you really lose weight and break the pattern? And the answer is: Yes–you can do it.

Read more here: The Diet Detective: Can You Really Lose Weight for Good?