Diet & Weightloss

Most people think carbs are evil, at least when it comes to trying to lose weight and keep it off. But the latest research-backed diet methodology from the authors of Mastering Diabetes, Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D., and Robby Barbaro, MPH (which stands for Masters in Public Health), outlines how a high c…

When was the last time you heard: Eat more carbs to lose weight? Like, never, right? But it turns out you can enjoy your favorite potatoes, lentil pasta, whole wheat bread if you do it right. The trick to making it work, and getting your body to incinerate fat, is in the timing...

I’m rounding the half-way mark of my one month doing the Whole30 diet program as a vegan. After sharing my motivations for starting,  I’m diving into more of what I’ve been eating. But first, let's review what a vegan can eat on the Whole30 p…

Doug Schmidt loved to eat meat and ate it every day, until at the age of 49, out of the blue, he suffered his first heart attack. "No one expects to have a heart attack at age 49," he said. In the hospital, near his home in Rochester, NY, he made the decision to follow the American Heart A…

Most people believe low-calorie foods help you lose weight, and they try to fill up on celery. But because it has next to no nutrients, celery alone won't actually help you stay full and within minutes you'll be tempted to reach for the chips...

The Beet is proud to announce that The VegStart Diet is now available on Kindle! If you want the 10 page eBook everywhere you read books on your Kindle app, download it today. Best news? It’s free to Amazon Prime members. But if you enjoy getting the newsletters with recipes and tips…

You always hear about how to eat more plants. But when was the last time somebody talked to you about eating less meat? Granted, moving to a 100 percent whole-food plant-based diet is optimal for your health, and according to the work of Dr...

Kelly Osbourne’s secret to weight loss success was a vegan diet and intermittent fasting but it turns out there is more to the story, as Osbourne revealed on a podcast. The 35-year-old entertainment personality said that she kickstarted her weight loss journey with gastric sleeve sur…

We've all been there. Stressed, tired, or bored and polishing off the whole bag of potato chips or the entire pint of ice cream for no good reason other than the fact that we felt like it. Binging can be fine as an occasional indulgence, but if it happens often, you may need to s…

Calcium isn't just for old people who worry about osteoporosis or risk of fractures. It's an essential mineral that helps your muscles to contract and your heart to beat, your blood to clot, and yes, your bones to get stronger.  It also keeps you from gaining weight since the mor…