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Important Takeaways from Consumer Reports New Diet Ratings Although they have been rating diets since 2005, previous reviews didn't spark questions like this year. Learn who came out on top and tips to decide what plan is right for you. 5/23/2011 5:00:00 AM
8 Cold, Hard Truths about Exercise Here are a few hard truths the fitness industry isn’t going to tell you. Get the facts for a more realistic approach to exercise and weight loss. 5/20/2011 2:00:00 PM
A Letter to My Younger Self What would you say to your younger self? ~INDYGIRL reaches out to the girl she once was. 5/20/2011 10:00:13 AM
VIDEO: Watch the U.S. Get Fatter Obesity trends in the U.S. 1985-2009. 5/20/2011 6:00:00 AM
A Liberating 'Naked' Run Jamie had the best run of her life, and she did it without a few items that some runners consider essential. 5/19/2011 6:04:43 AM
McDonald's To Renovate Its Look, What Do You Think? Fast food giant McDonald's is revamping more than 14,000 of their franchises, to give them a sleek and modern look. What do you think? 5/18/2011 6:33:00 PM
Healthy Homemade Salad Dressings Looking for a way to replace your store bought salad dressing? We've rounded up some healthy salad dressing recipes with less sodium and calories that will liven up your salads. 5/18/2011 2:00:00 PM
Expanding Young Palates Now Might Prevent Picky Eating Later Research shows that introducing young children to a wide variety of foods and eating different foods during pregnancy can make them willing to try more foods as they get older. 5/17/2011 6:00:00 PM
Has the Restaurant Industry Gone Too Far? This past week two new restaurants opened in the Dallas area that had people waiting up to three hours just to be one of the first in the area to eat a hamburger. 5/17/2011 2:00:43 PM
Bike to Work Week: Why I Ride My Bike 25 Miles a Day A passionate cyclist and road bike racer explains why he chooses to ride 25 miles to work and home each day. In honor of Bike to Work Week (this week!), he shares his passion. 5/17/2011 10:18:46 AM
SoFAS Do Not Belong in the Kitchen Most of us have a sofa or two in our home. Typically, we put them in our living rooms or finished basements. Did you know that many of us also have SoFAS in our kitchens? 5/16/2011 2:17:16 PM
Make This Meal: Chef Meg's Eggplant Napoleon Layers of breaded eggplant, tangy tomato sauce, and plenty of cheese to top it off. Yum! All that for only 232 calories! 5/16/2011 10:12:32 AM
Workout Anywhere: In Car Exercises Woman's Day shows you how to work out anywhere--no gym needed! Today: exercises to pass the time while you're waiting in traffic or a parking lot! 5/16/2011 5:00:00 AM
'A Registered Dietitian Changed My Life' Can a nutritionist really help you get healthier? Learn how a dietitian helped one woman conquer her issues with food—and change her mind about life itself. 5/15/2011
Habits of Fit People: Listen to Your Body Coach Nicole shares one of the tricks she uses to make exercise a habit in her own life. 5/13/2011 2:00:00 PM
My Fitness Dreams More than 145 pounds lighter thanks to SparkPeople, Beth (~INDYGIRL) shares her fitness dreams. 5/13/2011 10:09:14 AM
Have You Heard of Meat Glue? Not all meat may be as it appears. Dr. Mercola reveals how consumers may be deceived by meat scraps being "glued" together and sold as a prime cut. 5/13/2011 6:00:00 AM
Proposed Guidelines for Marketing Food to Kids: What Do You Think? The government proposed guidelines that would limit marketing of unhealthy foods to kids, but companies aren't required to obey. What do you think? They (and we) want to know! 5/12/2011 2:00:00 PM
Post-Workout Tricks: Your Makeup in 5 Minutes! Get your makeup done in just five minutes with these in-a-flash tricks. 5/12/2011 6:00:00 AM
New and Improved Nutrition Tracker Available Read about recent changes to the Nutrition Tracker. 5/12/2011
VIDEO: SparkPeople Medical Expert Birdie on Oprah's Weight-Loss Show Did you watch Birdie (DR_BIRDIE) on Oprah's weight-loss episode yesterday? If you didn't, or if you want to watch again, here's your chance. 5/11/2011 1:00:00 PM
4 Easy Ways to Avoid Injury in the Weight Room Are you an exercise injury waiting to happen? You could be if you don't follow these four tips every time you pick up the weights... 5/11/2011 9:00:00 AM
Drug Treatments for Hot Flashes Today we explore the medical treatments that can help reduce menopausal hot flashes and the controversy surrounding one of the most effective treatments, hormone treatment. 5/11/2011 5:33:54 AM
Liposuction Might Not Be the Solution Could liposuction give you the body you've always dreamed of? New research says it's not a permanent method of fat loss. 5/10/2011 2:00:00 PM
Watch SparkPeople Medical Expert Birdie on Oprah's Weight Loss Show Today! Tune in to the 'Oprah' show today to watch SparkPeople member Birdie (MOM5INFL) share her story. This is one you don't want to miss! 5/10/2011 9:00:00 AM