GOOD NEWS! You can pick whatever meal plan works best for you.
GOOD NEWS! You can pick whatever meal plan works best for you. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that low-carb and low-fat eating work equally well, as long as the focus is on quality: more vegetables and whole foods and less added sugar, refined flour, and trans fats. And worry less about calories. Participants were told only to eat as little carbs and fat as they could without feeling hungry or deprived.
THE WAY TO GAUGE YOUR WAIST
Picture your abs as the muscles that lie between two layers of fat: subcutaneous (just below the skin) and visceral (deep down), which surrounds your organs. Too much of the latter can up your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and more as it cramps how the organs function. That’s why docs want you to keep an eye on waist circumference. Best bet to measure it? “Place a tape measure at the narrowest point, between the belly button and the bottom of the sternum,” says Cedric Bryant, the chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise. Women should be under 89cm to be within a healthy range.
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